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Claim for Unpaid Commissions where Commission Plan was Altered After Sale and Claim for Post-Termination Commissions Under Minnesota Law Result in Split Decision by Federal Appeals Court

January 3, 2021 by V. John Ella

“I am altering the deal, pray I don’t alter it any further.” (Darth Vader to Lando Calrissian in The Empire Strikes Back (1980)) Auge v. Fairchild Equipment, Inc. Despite the best efforts of the Minnesota Legislature, Minnesota Courts, and parties drafting contracts to clarify when and how employees are entitled to be paid commissions, disputes […]

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Minnesota Employment Agreements Seminar to be Presented by V. John Ella on January 13, 2021.

January 2, 2021 by Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.

TMB employment attorney V. John Ella will discuss employment agreements as part of a pre-recorded Minnesota CLE seminar entitled “Minnesota Business Forms” on January 13, 2021. The seminar is part of the roll-out of a new 2021 Minnesota CLE publication entitled “Minnesota Business Forms Deskbook.” The Deskbook provides sample business forms in electronic and hardcopy […]

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Minnesota Court of Appeals Upholds Double Damages on Wage Claim and Piercing of Corporate Veil

October 5, 2020 by James C. MacGillis

In a May 2020 unpublished opinion, the Minnesota Court of Appeals decided in Mallberg v. Gustafson, et al that a company’s former employee was not only entitled to double damages on his wage claim, but also that the owner who managed the business was personally liable to the former employee for the monetary award. The […]

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Wisconsin Trade Secrets Claim Results in Attorney’s Fees for Bad Faith

September 20, 2020 by Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.

In Sanimax, LLC v. Blue Honey Bio -Fuels, 945 N.W.2d 366 (Wisc. Ct. App. 2020), the Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed a circuit court’s decision to award attorney’s fees in the amount of $50,102.09 to the defendant, Blue Honey Bio-Fuels (“Blue Honey”) pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 134.90(4)(c) because it determined that the plaintiff, Sanimax, […]

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Iowa Non-Compete with Liquidated Damages Provision Enforced Against Physician

September 18, 2020 by V. John Ella

In Cedar Valley Medical Specialists PC v. Wright, 940 NW.2d 442 (Iowa Ct. App. 2019), the Iowa Court of Appeals affirmed a district court bench trial judgment enforcing a liquidated damages provision in a physician non-compete agreement. The physician, Dr. Wright, signed a non-compete stating in part: “For the two-year period commencing on the last […]

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Iowa Drug Testing Law Subject to Multiple Court Challenges

September 18, 2020 by V. John Ella

Over this past year, Iowa appellate courts issued several decisions regarding employee drug and alcohol testing under Iowa Code Section 730.5.  Ferguson v. Exide In Ferguson v. Exide Technologies, 936 N.W.2d 429 (Iowa 2019), the Iowa Supreme Court held that the civil cause of action set forth in Section 730.5(15) provides the exclusive remedy for […]

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Bonus Versus Commission – Is There a Difference under Minnesota law?

September 13, 2020 by V. John Ella

Bonuses and commissions are useful and common compensation tools for employers. If implemented properly, they can incentivize hard work, generate sales, increase productivity, help to recruit and retain talent, promote fairness and objectivity, and allocate uncertainty from the business to the employee. But what is the difference between a “bonus” and a “commission”? In one Minnesota […]

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V. John Ella to Discuss Midwest Employment Law at Midwest Employment Law Institute

August 20, 2020 by Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.

TMB Shareholder V.  John Ella is speaking at the annual Upper Midwest Employment Law Institute. His seminar is entitled, “Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota and Iowa – Important New Employment Law Developments” and will be broadcast on September 15, 2020. John, who is admitted to practice in Minnesota and Iowa state courts and Minnesota, Iowa, […]

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TMB Attorneys to Present at Business Law Institute

August 19, 2020 by Trepanier MacGillis Battina P.A.

TMB shareholder Craig W. Trepanier and TMB associate attorney Nathan R. Snyder will speak on September 3, 2020 at the 2020 Business Law Institute on the topic of “Protecting the Business: Key Strategies and Steps to Minimize Risk and Liabilities for Your Client.” Their presentation will cover the various ways businesses can take steps to […]

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Minneapolis, Minnesota Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance Governing Independent Contractor Agreements Effective January 1, 2021

August 6, 2020 by V. John Ella

The Minneapolis Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance The City of Minneapolis has enacted the Minneapolis Freelance Worker Protections Ordinance (“MFWPO” or “Ordinance”) to protect freelance workers and to “eliminate and prevent theft of freelance workers’ earned income.” The Ordinance amends existing wage theft protections for employees and will be codified at Title 2, Chapter 40, Article […]

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