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Ballard Spahr LLP

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Remote Employee Who Did Not Reside or Work in Minnesota Is Not Protected by the Minnesota...

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A three-judge panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently issued a decision in Kuklenski v. Medtronic USA, Inc., No. 24-1310 (8th Cir. Apr. 9, 2025), finding that the definition of “employee” in...more

Clark Hill PLC

What the Revised Earned Sick Time Act Means for Michigan Employers

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On Feb. 21, Governor Whitmer signed an amendment to the Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”), which became effective immediately. The law requires most Michigan employers to permit employees to accrue and use paid earned sick time....more

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NCAA Proposes Classifying Certain NCAA Student Athletes as Employees

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The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been pushing hard to turn certain Division I college-level student-athletes into employees, at least for purposes of organizing and collective bargaining rights under the National...more

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NLRB Imposes Stricter Independent Contractor Test on Employers

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Introduction - On 13 June 2023, the National Labor Relations Board held, in The Atlanta Opera, Inc., that it would return to a prior, employee-friendly standard for determining whether workers are employees or independent...more

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Going By the Handbook Can Be Employer’s Best Defense

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Businesses are always searching for new ways to reduce liability and insulate themselves from risk, but one of the easiest and least expensive tools is often the one most frequently overlooked. Creating, promulgating, and...more

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Students or Employees?: The National College Players Association Files Charges Asserting Student Athletes are Employees under the...

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On February 8, 2022, the National College Players Association (NCPA), an advocacy group for college athletes, filed unfair labor practice charges before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) against the National...more

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Proposed PRO Act: An Act to Follow

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The Protecting the Right to Organize Act (PRO Act) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 9. While it previously passed the House last year, this time around it has significant backing from the Biden...more

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