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Minnesota’s New Independent Contractor Test for Construction Workers Goes Into Effect March 1

Effective March 1, 2025, Minnesota workers in the construction industry who provide commercial or residential building construction or improvement services must satisfy a 14-factor test – instead of the previous…

FinCEN Pauses Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

Felhaber Larson

The March 21, 2025, beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting deadline (reset last week) under to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is no longer in effect. On February 27, 2025, the…

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Requirements Reinstated

Felhaber Larson

On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., 6:24-cv-00336 (E.D. Tex.) stayed…

Supreme Court Stays Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act

Kali P. Dahlquist

On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an order allowing the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which requires reporting companies to disclose beneficial ownership information…

Corporate Transparency Act Whiplash

Kali P. Dahlquist

Earlier this month, in the case of Texas Top Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, et al., a nationwide preliminary injunction went into effect that temporarily halted enforcement of the…

Preliminary Injunction Issued Against Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

Kali P. Dahlquist

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction temporarily prohibiting enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) and…

Landlords Beware: MN Landlord Tenant Law Update

Lauren Janochoski

Following this past legislative session, numerous and significant changes will take place in Minnesota landlord-tenant law, most of which become effective on January 1, 2024. These updates include sweeping changes…

The Corporate Transparency Act and its Impact on Homeowners Associations

Fredrick R. Krietzman, Kali P. Dahlquist

On January 1, 2021, the U.S. Congress enacted the set of federal statutes known as the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) which has the primary objective of protecting against money…

Minnesota Non-Compete Ban Gets One Step Closer to Becoming Law

Scott D. Blake

On April 24, 2023, the Minnesota House passed an omnibus bill which, among other things, included a non-compete ban. The language was identical to the language passed by the Senate…

Minnesota Senate Passes Non-Compete Ban

Scott D. Blake

On Friday, April 14, the Minnesota Senate passed legislation that would significantly limit the use of non-compete agreements in our state. While several steps remain before any non-compete ban would…