As part of the Individual Providers of Direct Support Services Representation Act of 2013, personal care assistants (PCAs) were allowed to organize for collective bargaining under PELRA. To assist with that, the Minnesota Department of Human Services must maintain a …
On this blog, we don’t often discuss statutes that apply specifically to federal employees. Despite our high opinions of those willing to work the front lines for the federal government, there are many laws that just don’t apply to the …
Like all things during the Covid-19 pandemic, the processing of grievances for public employers was put on hold while people did their best to stay safe and quarantine. However, after things began to slowly open up again, the Wiley Law …
A few weeks ago, we discussed how the state of California had taken major strides in order to modify the definition of employee and reclassify the thousands of “gig workers” in the state to be employees of the companies who …
Since the introduction of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”) and its impact on employee leaves, employers, and their advisors, have been somewhat flying by the seat of their pants. There are regulations associated with the Act, and …
In early 2020, a California law went into effect that was meant to make it more difficult for gig companies, such as Uber and Postmates, who provide percentage-based payments to workers who provide services to web-based application users, to hire …
Two weeks ago, we discussed the arbitration portion of Minnesota’s police law reforms that resulted from the latest legislative session. This week, we wanted to bring the rest of the changes from the act to you, and discuss how they …
For years, the specter of the Minnesota Public Employee Relations Board has hovered in the distance –ominous, yet harmless, as the Board failed to receive the funding necessary to become operational over years and years of legislative sessions. Well, the …
The killing of George Floyd and surrounding activism resulted in focused efforts during Minnesota’s latest legislative session and accompanying special sessions to create additional standards for peace officers and public safety departments. During the final hours of the session, legislators …
Since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, employers have been encouraged to allow employees to work from home, if possible, in order to stem the spread of Coronavirus to co-workers. Despite the re-opening of the country, the guidance is still …
