The Wiley Law Office has been informed that, as expected, the Minnesota Supreme Court has granted review of the Court of Appeals’s decision in City of Richfield v. Law Enforcement Labor Services, Inc. As we rarely see cases having to …
The Minnesota public labor community was already pretty taken aback at the Minnesota Court of Appeals’s decision in City of Richfield v. Law Enforcement Labor Services, which reversed an arbitrator’s decision returning an officer to duty after he was terminated …
In another decision tangentially related to employers or business owners, the Supreme Court decided for the individual business owner in a case where the First Amendment and states’ Human Rights statutes squared off over a wedding cake. The dispute …
Whether you are a traditional quid pro quo negotiator or working in interest-based bargaining, costs are always going to be a consideration when getting a deal. If a negotiator is able to demonstrate how little an employer proposal will change …
In one of only a few employment law cases being decided by the United States Supreme Court this year, new Justice Neal Gorsuch’s first authored opinion for the Court sided with employers and their right to require employees to pursue …
Before the end of the term (likely late June 2018), the Supreme Court of the United States is set to make its decision on the Constitutionality of agency fees for public employees in the case of Janus v. AFSCME, Council …
The Wiley Law Office, PC is proud to announce the hiring of Senior Associate Benjamin Reber. For over three years, Ben has been a true asset to the firm as an independent contractor. In order to better serve our clients …
I’ll let the final paragraph of the majority opinion speak on this issue: No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two …
In 2011, I wrote an article for the state-wide publication Bench & Bar, entitled “Excessive Force: Disentangling Constitutional Standards.” http://mnbenchbar.com/2011/07/excessive-force-claims-disentangling-constitutional-standards/ That article received a fair amount of attention locally. Today, the United States Supreme Court issued an opinion touching on that …
A county client recently prevailed in interest arbitration based on its internal pattern and external standing among its comparator counties. Key to this decision (attached below), was the county’s relatively small tax capacity. It was one of the lower ranking …
