Kerri Nelson is fielding questions from employment law practice clients whose employees now work remotely as the Bassford Remele shareholder adjusts to working from home.
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Is the Democracy-dies-in-darkness war cry justified in these dire circumstances?
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With only four dissenters in the entire Capitol, lawmakers last week passed a $331 million COVID-19 relief package that, from the perspective of lawyers, may be as notable for what is missing as for what is present.
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Brendan Kenny, attorney at Blackwell Burke, enjoys connecting his legal representation to clients’ business strategy in his national products liability practice.
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Sen. Paul Gazelka, while noting that these times call for difficult decisions, expressed public concern that Gov. Tim Walz’s leadership “should not be unilateral and unchecked.”
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A Senate bill that gives extraordinary powers to the Department of Human Services commissioner during the COVID-19 crisis moved through one committee last week.
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Ryan Palmer is hearing from clients across the country who are struggling under closures ordered in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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House and Senate caucus leaders announced that they effectively are shutting down the Legislature for almost a month.
Read More »Capitol Retort: COVID-19 chaos; judicial paths; political pact
So, COVID-19 … some virus, huh?
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Merchant & Gould partner Heather Kliebenstein doesn’t associate champagne only with New Year’s Eve toasts.
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