If you feel overworked and underpaid, you might have a legal claim against your employer. This is because of a federal law called the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Among other things, this law requires most employers to pay their employees overtime – that is, time...
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Your business partnership should not be an informal arrangement
Maybe the person that you want to start a business with is your college roommate, and you have been friends for three decades. Perhaps you have industry connections that helped you, an enthusiastic investor, connect with an entrepreneur who has a truly cutting-edge...
Let Your Hair Down: Proposed CROWN Act Seeks to Prohibit Discrimination on the Basis of Traits Associated with Race
For those familiar with the classic Schoolhouse Rock video, “How a Bill Becomes a Law”, you know that legislations journey from bill to law can be full of debate, rejection, acceptance, and requires a lot of patience. This is exactly the case for a piece of federal...
Look for signs that you could have a traumatic brain injury
Any time you’re involved in a serious collision, there is a risk that you could have a traumatic brain injury. A traumatic brain injury could happen if you hit your head or have whiplash, twist your head quickly or are impaled by debris. From crushing wounds to...
Important details to know about transfer-on-death deeds
There are a variety of reasons to engage in estate planning. One of the more common reasons is to ensure that assets can easily be transferred to loved ones after death. Most of these assets have to be transferred after validating the testator's will and paying off...
How do you protect your separate property in a divorce?
Unless you and your spouse signed a prenuptial agreement when you got married, you have to decide how to divide your property during the worst part of your relationship or leave that decision to someone else entirely. If a judge from the Minnesota family courts has to...
Worked overtime? Your employer should be paying you more
In Minnesota, employers have a responsibility to pay their workers according to the law. Workers who are on the clock for more than 40 hours in a week should be paid overtime in most cases. Failing to receive this overtime could be a violation of law and result in...
What does no-fault insurance mean for you after a major crash?
Fault is usually a major consideration after a car crash. Both the police officers responding to the scene of a collision and the insurance adjusters handling claims after a crash will try to decide who was responsible. Sometimes, one person is fully at fault, and in...
Why you need a will as a business owner
According to studies, the vast majority of Americans in Minnesota and around the nation do not have a will in place. An estate plan may seem like something only the very wealthy with large estates must have, but that is not always the case. A will is an extremely...
Can I sue for sexual harassment?
“Can I sue for sexual harassment?” This is a question we hear a lot from potential clients, and more often than not, our answer has been “No.” This is because in the past, the courts have set a very high bar for what it takes to prove a sexual harassment case. As a...