With Election Day just over a week away, we thought it would be helpful to publish a reminder about how to respond to employees seeking time off to cast their ballots. Rather than re-invent the ...
The Minnesota Court of Appeals gave us the straight dope on whether off-duty behavior can be considered misconduct that disqualifies a terminated employee from receiving unemployment compensation benefits. A Budding Problem Daniel A. Vogel worked ...
Although this is not a presidential election year, interest in the upcoming mid-term election seems to be running high. Therefore, it is a good idea to review the legal requirements for Minnesota employers to give ...
After our recent post entitled New Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) Form Required, a number of readers wrote to ask for a better understanding of exactly what the FCRA requires of employers. Federal FRCA Requirements ...
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection has just issued a new interim final rule that requires, as of September 21, 2018, employers to use a new model summary of rights notice required by the Fair ...
Normally, we just focus on employment-related matters but we could not pass up this chance for a good laugh at the expense of the legal system. In what sounds like a punch line for a ...
We rarely see reported cases interpreting Minnesota’s workplace drug testing law so when such a decision is handed down, it is usually worth a look. That certainly proved true when the Minnesota Court of Appeals ...
The Colorado Supreme Court has ruled that an employer legally fired an employee whose off-duty use of medical marijuana under state law resulted in a positive drug test and violation of their zero-tolerance policy. In ...
