Employees who refuse to sign an acknowledgement of disciplinary documentation run the serious risk of losing not only their jobs and but their eligibility for unemployment compensation benefits.
Read More »Dual decisions dominate ‘dog days’
The state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals issued a pair of rulings dealing with dog laws during a 48-hour mid-summer span.
Read More »Tennis cases fill Minnesota courts
The number of prominent Minnesota tennis stars has been dwarfed by many tennis-related cases in Minnesota. They cover a broad range of subjects ranging from “A” for antitrust to “Z” for zoning. The national championship provides an appropriate occasion to look at some of Minnesota’s own litigation lore.
Read More »Roberts court notable for 1st Amendment
The Arizona immigration law and Obama health care measure rulings, and the pivotal role of Chief Justice John Roberts, will be grist for years to come for lawyers, historians and others dissecting the U.S. Supreme Court and its machinations.
Read More »In Minnesota, arbitration rules
Minnesota continues to embrace arbitration as evidenced in a pair of recent rulings of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. In both cases, the court confronted issues of arbitrability of legal disputes and the effect of those arbitrations and, in both cases, the arbitrable process was upheld.
Read More »Appellate Court decides two work-injury cases
Both cases share the similarity of claimants injured at construction work sites seeking damages outside of the workers’ compensation system.
Read More »Recent decisions diverge on privacy
The tort of common law invasion of privacy was not recognized in Minnesota until 1998. Since its inception in Lake v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 582 N.W.2d 231 (1998), the cause of action for privacy has been addressed infrequently by the courts and has not made much headway.
Read More »Fed, state appeals uphold attendance policies
Expressly stated or implied, an employee’s job duties include showing up at work. The failure to do so, whether due to tardiness or absenteeism, can be detrimental, even fatal, to the employer’s likelihood of success.
Read More »Despite pleas to withdraw, guilty pleas upheld
The U.S. Supreme Court this spring established a new standard for assessing the many guilty pleas that permeate the criminal justice system.
Read More »Wisconsin election recalls state removal law
The intense interest generated by the Wisconsin gubernatorial recall election will come to a head June 5 when voters decide whether to retain the incumbent governor, Scott Walker. The next-door recall of the governor and lieutenant governor as well calls attention to the law of removing elected officials in Minnesota.
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