News Releases

• MINNEAPOLIS SAFE AND SICK TIME ORDINANCE:  JUDGEMENT EXEMPTS EMPLOYERS OUTSIDE THE GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY
    On Tuesday, May 8, Judge Mel I. Dickstein, Judge of District Court, issued his summary judgement that the City of Minneapolis may not enforce its sick and safe time ordinance against any employer that resides outside its geographical boundaries.  In the judgement, Judge Dickstein criticizes the City writing, “The Minneapolis Ordinance is so broad […]
• This one sentence could change every sexual harassment lawsuit in Minnesota — and it has bipartisan
  Here’s the sentence: “An intimidating, hostile, or offensive environment … does not require the harassing conduct or communication to be severe or pervasive.” And with that change in state law proposed Monday the landscape of future sexual harassment claims in Minnesota could fundamentally shift — in favor of the #MeToo movement. The proposal, which has bipartisan support, would […]
• The Real Crisis in Hiring
  Companies are not hiring to fill new jobs these days. Instead, they’re mostly looking to backfill existing positions that people have vacated. There is a persistent myth in the press and, as a result, in popular opinion, that the number of new jobs is growing so fast that it has become difficult for employers to […]