Many employers who have delayed new hiring over the past few years may be less familiar with some practices either required or advisable upon the
A recent case decided by Judge David Doty highlights important pitfalls for companies to avoid in authorizing employee access to confidential and proprietary information. In
On March 26, 2012, the Minnesota Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of an employee’s lawsuit challenging his positive drug test result for marijuana under
The Minnesota Supreme Court recently held in United Prairie Bank Mountain Lake v. Haugen Nutrition Equipment, LLC, 813 N.W.2d 49 (Minn. 2012) that the Minnesota
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet.”[1] Shakespeare’s simple statement could not be further
In Aon Corp. v. Haskins, Civ. No. 11-12993, 2012 WL 1673141 (Minn. Dist. Ct. Feb. 2, 2012) (unpublished) (appealed on different grounds), the Minnesota federal
Please note that on April 17, 2012, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals enjoined enforcement of the NLRB’s Notice Posting Rule pending its decision on
The FMCSA has issued final rules prohibiting drivers from texting or using hand-held mobile devices while driving commercial motor vehicles: Limiting the Use of Wireless
Last year the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) issued final guidelines interpreting the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (“ADAAA”). The final ADA regulations went into
In GreatAmerica Leasing Corp. v. Dolan, Civ. No. 10-4631, 2011 WL 334829 (D. Minn. Jan. 31, 2011), the U.S. District Court for the District of