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CROWN Act Comes to Minnesota; What It Means and What You Should Adjust
Minnesota is on its way to becoming the 14th state in the United States to enact legal protection for the “culturally-appropriate” hair. As part of a nationwide effort for employers, landlords, and educational systems to be more inclusive of individuals’ …
The Interactive Process: Best Practice or Obligation?
For those businesses out there employing workers, you’ve likely had the complicating factor of employee accommodation come up at some point. If you’re experienced in the accommodation process, you recognize it as a vital, but sometimes frustrating exercise. If you …
As Labor Bills Work Their Way Through Committee, Some Proposed Changes That Deserve Your Attention
For those unaware, the state of Minnesota is awash with money, and legislators are jockeying for the best way to spend the current surplus. With that, two massive bills have been introduced at the committee level, totaling over $2 billion. …
After Allowing Court Reporters to Grieve Their Terminations, Arbitrator’s Decision Overturned
An arbitrator is the final judge of both law and fact. This is a statement made in hundreds of decisions regarding the decisions made by arbitrators during hearings. Under that premise, it is incredibly difficult for parties to contest the …
Union Provides Breakfast and Socializing Before Employer’s Training, Then Grieves When Employees Not Paid for the Party
It’s always a great thing when employers and unions can work together to do something nice for their employees and members. It shows employees that both groups are there to support the employees and appreciate their service, and also demonstrates …
Never Underestimate the Impact of Impact Bargaining
Collective bargaining agreements can’t be expected to take every situation that might occur in a workplace into consideration, and employers should never be expected to operate their organizations through negotiation of collective bargaining agreements. Most collective bargaining agreements leave those …
Year-End Interest Arbitration Review
At the end of every year, we like to present a wrap-up of the year’s interest arbitration awards to give everyone a feel of “which way the wind is blowing” with arbitrators. Much as years passed, the wind seems to …
The End of the OSHA Vaccine and Testing Mandate for Large Employers
What a wild ride it was for us all. For months we have been anticipating the start of the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard after it was announced by President Biden, and the ETS took us all the way up to …
With Omicron Comes Mask Mandates
As employers across the country scramble to meet the deadlines set by OSHA within the workplace comes the proliferation of the COVID-19 Omicron variant. In order to combat the rapid spread of COVID during the winter months, the two largest …