The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled this week that the Minneapolis Sick and Safe Time (SST) Ordinance is not preempted by state law. This should end the extensive litigation that has been generated over this ordinance since ...
It was not long ago that virtually every employment application in use asked applicants to state their current (or last) salary. Now, that same inquiry is illegal in eighteen states, Puerto Rico and almost two ...
The Department of Labor (DOL) issued an interim final rule increasing civil penalties under all the laws it enforces. The increases are authorized by the Federal Civil Monetary Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of ...
Wisconsin has joined twelve other states in adopting restrictions on an employer’s ability to access the social media accounts of job applicants and employees. Specifically, Wisconsin Act 208 prohibits employers from “request[ing] or requir[ing] an ...
With the 2014 Minnesota legislative session heating up, the legislative wheat is beginning to separate from the chaff. In addition to the minimum wage legislation, there are nine employment-related bills that may have enough momentum ...
The Minnesota Legislature recently amended the Minnesota Whistleblower Act to make it easier for employees to file these claims against their employers. The amendments broadly define the terms “good faith,” “penalize,” and “report,” which were ...
On May 13, 2013, Governor Dayton signed the “Ban the Box” bill into law. Effective January 1, 2014, private employers must “Ban the Box” inquiring about criminal history on a job application. Specifically, private employers ...
On Friday December 9, 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) published Proposed Regulations that may dramatically change federal contractors’ and subcontractors’ obligations regarding disabled applicants and employees. Public ...
