Instructing Employees to Stay Home or Leave Work

It is important that employees with obvious symptoms of illness and disease, including all forms of the flu, should be encouraged to stay home or if they are at work when symptoms develop, to go home. Employers ...Read More

Instead of hiring employees to perform all work on the farm, many pork producers contract with independent contractors to perform certain services.  For example, a pork producer may contract with an independent trucker to transport pigs from a nursery to a finishing barn or ...Read More

Proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) overtime white-collar exemptions have not made headlines in recent months. However, this unfortunately (or fortunately) does not mean the discussion regarding the FLSA exemptions has ended. Earlier this year, the United States Department of Labor ...Read More

The North American Free Trade Act (“NAFTA”) authorizes citizens of Mexico and Canada to enter the United States, temporarily, to engage in business activities at a professional level. To qualify and obtain a TN Visa, individuals must have at least a baccalaureate degree or ...Read More

Monitoring workplace behavior to maximize productivity is not always easy. Everyone has their own opinions and personalities. And, unfortunately, some personalities may clash causing unnecessary drama and rumors that infect the workplace. This leads many employers to establish anti-gossip policies addressing some of these ...Read More

On June 30, 2017, the Minneapolis City Council passed an ordinance that substantially increased the minimum wage for all employees working at least two (2) hours per week in the Minneapolis city limits. Despite recent headlines, however, the mandatory wage for these employees will ...Read More