In case you’ve been avoiding television, or your phone, or going outside, or your computer (how are you reading this blog?) you’re aware that a national election is coming up. We’re less than a month away from the election, when …
While some of us labor attorneys might recall reading about private labor cases requiring employers to tear down the already-completed work of their employees simply because they were wearing the wrong union pin, in Minnesota, generally, there is no such …
In an era where law enforcement is facing more public scrutiny than ever, employers are attempting to step up efforts to curb both violent and racially biased behavior by officers on the street and in the office. Months ago, we …
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 …
