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- July 23, 2024Business & Corporate Law
Avoiding Liability in Job Postings and Solicitations
When you think about potential sources of employment liability, your job posting and solicitation practices might not be front of mind. But with new legislation in Minnesota requiring disclosure of pay in postings beginning on January 1, 2025, and recent high profile discrimination cases related to job postings, it is an important time to review... - July 18, 2024Business & Corporate Law
Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Thoughtfully Crafting a Company AI Use Policy
When ChatGPT launched in late 2022, a wave of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) innovation followed—and it looks like it is here to stay.1 Other popular generative AI tools you may be familiar with include DALL-E, Google’s Gemini, and Microsoft’s Copilot.2 AI presents a number of concerns for businesses, including data privacy and security, accuracy and... - July 17, 2024Business & Corporate Law
The End of Chevron: The end of democracy or the rebirth of the rule of law?
“Chevron deference” and the end of Chevron deference has been all over the news since the United States Supreme Court published its June 28, 2024 decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimaondo, Secretary of Commerce. As with most media coverage of the law, most of the reporting I’ve seen has been overly simplistic at best,... - May 9, 2024Finance & Banking
The Importance of Responding to Garnishments
Many, if not most, of the lenders who are reading this article have probably responded to one or more garnishments in their career. Many lenders see these collection tools as an administrative burden to respond to – and a burden they are not adequately compensated for with the nominal $15.00 fee that must be served... - May 6, 2024Finance & Banking
Navigating Loss: A Bank’s Guide to Managing the Death of a Customer
As Benjamin Franklin once said, “in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” While banks cannot help with taxes, they certainly play a role in the handling of financial assets after a customer passes. The death of a customer presents a unique set of challenges for banks. Community banks... - May 1, 2024Finance & Banking
Replevin Actions: Obtaining Possession of Personal Property Prior to Final Judgment
Replevin actions are a versatile tool for obtaining or regaining personal property which you have the right to possess. In Minnesota, replevin actions are also known by the more modern phrase, “claim and delivery of personal property,” and are governed by a statutory scheme found in Minnesota Statutes chapter 565. Lenders often use replevin actions... - May 1, 2024Labor & Employment
Final Rule on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
The new rule provides details on the implementation of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (42 USC 2000). PWFA provides employees certain rights regarding pregnancy, childbirth, and related conditions. (§1636.1.) Like most modern statutes, when our elected legislators passed PWFA, they left many details to be filled in by unelected bureaucrats in the executive branch. The new rule provides those details.