On June 14, 2026, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law legislation passed during a one-day legislative special session that includes new employment laws or amends existing employment laws. ...more
7/9/2025
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Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Walz ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Paid Leave ,
Penalties ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Safe Leave ,
Sick Leave ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Last year’s Minnesota legislative session resulted in a 1,000-page omnibus bill that included significant changes to the state’s labor and employment laws. As this year’s legislative session comes to a close, we predict a...more
5/12/2025
/ Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Governor Walz ,
New Legislation ,
Penalties ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rest and Meal Break ,
Retaliation ,
Service Animals ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
On April 2, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that a truck driver who lost his job after testing positive for marijuana may pursue claims for lost wages under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt...more
4/3/2025
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Damages ,
Drug Testing ,
Employee Rights ,
Employment Litigation ,
False Advertising ,
Lost Wages ,
Marijuana ,
RICO ,
SCOTUS
In December 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) fined a Minneapolis pizza restaurant for numerous wage and hour violations....more
1/20/2025
/ Child Labor ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
Employee Rights ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Penalties ,
Restaurant Industry ,
Retaliation ,
Tip-Pooling ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Theft