Singer Aretha Franklin, often dubbed the “Queen of Soul”, passed away this week at the age of 76. Though best known for her incredible 60’s-70’s soul music, Franklin’s beautiful and powerful voice transcended labels or ...
You have to be a true Scrooge not to feel a warm glow when reading about or watching old Fezziwig’s joyous company Christmas party in Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” In the modern workplace, however, ...
With the end of the State Fair and the beginning of school, many of us turn our attention to the next big annual event – the start of the season for the Minnesota Vikings and ...
When employees claim that someone is harassing them, we occasionally hear “he does that with everybody – he’s an equal opportunity harasser.” That defense only works in certain circumstances. In a recent Alabama federal court case, former ...
Good employment law advice can be found in many places, such as the Bible (Proverbs 17:28) which tells us “Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is considered wise[.]” The culprits in the following three cases must have ...
Perhaps you haven’t heard but there’s a presidential election coming up on November 8, and Minnesota employees, both public and private, are legally entitled to time off from work with pay in order to vote. The law in question, Minnesota ...
As our presidential thrill ride reaches new heights (or is that depths?) many of us have reached our breaking point on election coverage and political talk. While we can turn off the television and dodge ...
Every four years, the most extraordinary athletes in the world converge to compete in the Olympics. A few are household names because they play their sports professionally or they have achieved stardom in previous world ...
