Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500
Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A. 8000 Flour Exchange Building 310 Fourth Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55415 612.455.0500

Minnesota Sales Rep Statute Amended (Again)

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Minnesota has amended the Minnesota Termination of Sales Representatives Act (“MTSRA”), again. The Change Minnesota Statutes Section 325E.37, subdivision 7, has been amended to read as follows: Subd. 7. Prohibition of inclusion of certain unfair contract terms in sales representative agreement. (a) No manufacturer, wholesaler, assembler, or importer shall circumvent compliance with this section by […]

Minnesota Criminal Background Check Obligations for Residential Property Managers

It is every property owner or residential landlord’s worst nightmare: you discover that a trusted employee, who may have been in your employ for years, has a serious criminal conviction on their record. It may have happened after you hired them or it may have been missed by an initial background check. All employers dread […]

Frequently Asked Questions About the Minnesota Agricultural Equipment Dealership Act

What is the Minnesota Agricultural Equipment Dealership Act? The Minnesota legislature has adopted the Minnesota Agricultural Equipment Dealership Act, Minn. Stat. § 325E.061, et seq. (the “Act” or “MAEDA”), which provides special legal protections to dealers of agricultural equipment. Under the Act, dealers may bring legal action against a manufacturer that violates the Act’s provisions. […]

Use of Credit Checks by Minnesota Employers in the Employment Context

Generally, employers who are considering obtaining background information in order to make personnel decisions should use credit checks only when credit information is job-related and can be shown to be a business necessity. For instance, a credit check may be permissible when there is a close relationship between credit information and job performance, like in […]

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