As discussed in our recent Employment Law Update Webinar, the Minnesota Legislature passed and amended several statutes significantly impacting employment laws in Minnesota during the 2024 session. Many of these changes have already gone into effect, but one specific change to the Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law becomes effective January 1, 2025. Employers ...
On November 15, 2024, a federal court judge in the Eastern District of Texas vacated and set aside the Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) 2024 rule that raised the salary minimums for overtime-exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) (the “2024 Overtime Rule”), effectively halting the salary threshold increase scheduled to take effect on ...
Conducting employment investigations can be challenging and requires careful consideration to ensure fairness, compliance, and confidentiality. Join us for an informative session where we explore the best practices (the do’s!) and common pitfalls (the don’ts!) in conducting thorough and legally sound employment investigations. In this webinar, you will learn: The critical steps to take when ...
November 14, 2024
Employers concerned about the enforceability of restrictive covenants can breathe a little easier for now. A Texas federal court has blocked the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC’s”) final rule banning non-compete agreements (the “Non-Compete Ban” or “Ban”), which was set to take effect on September 4, 2024. As a result, the Ban will not be implemented ...
Attorney Laura Pfeiffer shares her insight on office politics in a timely Star Tribune article, “New Civil Discourse Policies Meant to Stymie Polarizing Debates at Minnesota Workplaces.” “When we get called, it’s usually not because there was only a political discussion. It was because a political discussion happened in a way that was unprofessional and ...
As we previewed and predicted during our February 2024 webinar, the Minnesota Legislature ultimately passed and amended several statutes significantly impacting employment laws in Minnesota during the 2024 session. These new and revised statutes affect the rights and responsibilities of employers. Understanding these changes is important in helping employers minimize the risk of litigation and ...
07/25/2024
On May 25, 2023, Gov. Tim Walz signed new legislation establishing Minnesota’s state-run family and medical leave program (the “Paid Leave Program”), and guaranteeing almost all Minnesota employees the right to paid family and medical leave when they are unable to work due to serious health or caregiving needs (the “Paid Leave Law”). The Paid ...
As discussed in our prior alert concerning the FTC final rule banning non-competes, litigation has threatened the final rule’s enforcement and implementation. Ryan, LLC, the United States Chamber of Commerce, and other related trade organizations (referred to herein as “Plaintiff” and “Plaintiff-Intervenors”) sought an injunction in federal court in the Northern District of Texas, to ...
Effective July 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL’s”) final rule on salary minimums for exempt employees (the “Overtime Rule”) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) has come into effect. This rule applies to executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and certain computer employees, common known as the “EAP” or “white collar” exemptions. It ...
The 2024 legislative session saw the Minnesota Legislature make a number of sweeping changes and clarifications to the State’s one-year-old cannabis statute. And in recent days, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) added some additional details and clarity every aspiring cannabis entrepreneur should note. In May, the Legislature defined the process applicants will need to ...
Several new and revised statutes passed by the Minnesota Legislature significantly impact the rights and responsibilities of employers. Understanding these changes is important in helping employers minimize the risk of litigation and better handle any employment litigation that does occur. These statutory changes affect the following areas: (1) pre-employment drug testing; (2) salary postings; (3) ...
Over a year after it proposed a rule banning virtually all non-compete agreements, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted to issue its long-awaited final rule. The final rule is substantially the same as the proposed rule, with a new exception for “senior executive” agreements that were in place before the final rule’s effective date. The ...