As demonstrated by a recent federal court case out of New Jersey, employers must be cautious when taking disciplinary action based on an employee’s online
Minnesota employers often wonder whether they can be sued following an auto accident caused by one of their employees while operating a company vehicle or
In an August 14, 2013 article in The Wall Street Journal, authors Ruth Simon and Angus Loten suggest that non-compete clauses, and the litigation over
As discussed in a previous article, in Sipe v. STS Manufacturing, Inc., Civ. No. A11-2082, 2012 Minn. App. LEXIS 111, at *15 (Minn. Ct. App.
On June 24, 2013, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision applauded by some employer groups and derided by certain employee rights organizations as
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One of the most recurrent allegations in trucking accidents is that the accident occurred because the driver was fatigued from driving “out of hours.” This
Two cases demonstrate how drafting errors in a non-compete agreement can invalidate the agreement. In Burke v. Fine, the court concluded that a non-compete clause
In Lube-Tech Liquid Recycling, Inc. v. Lee’s Oil Serv., LLC, Civ. No. 11-2226 (DSD/LIB) (D. Minn. June 3, 2013) (unpublished), the U.S. District Court for
It is unclear under Minnesota law whether an employer who modifies an otherwise valid non-compete agreement with an existing employee must provide “independent consideration” to