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February 11, 2022Business & Corporate LawEmployment & Human ResourcesAn Employer’s Obligation to Reasonably Accommodate Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs
Publication of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s COVID-19 vaccination and testing emergency temporary standard had many employers asking: What must we do when an employee asserts a religious exemption? This article provides a brief outline of the private1 employer’s obligations whenever an employee requests a reasonable accommodation for a religious belief, practice, or observance....
February 11, 2022Agriculture Law & AgribusinessBusiness & Corporate LawDirt, Spring 2022
DIRT Magazine is a publication by Gislason & Hunter LLP that includes vital information for the Agriculture and Agribusiness industry that work to feed the world. In this issue: At the Heart of Agriculture An Industry Employer’s Obligation to Reasonably Accommodate Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs Choosing a Business Structure For Your Family Farm California’s Proposition...
February 7, 2022Agriculture Law & AgribusinessFamily Law+2Farm Divorce: The Complex and Confounding Concept of the “Double Dip”
One of the most challenging concepts for many family law attorneys (and even some business valuation experts) is the “double dip.” The double dip issue arises in many divorces involving farms or small businesses and can have a substantial impact on the bottom line if not correctly accounted for and addressed. Double dipping in the...
January 18, 2022Gislason & Hunter LLP Announces New Partner, Daniel Schwartz
New Ulm, MN (January 18, 2022) – Gislason & Hunter LLP are pleased to announce Daniel Schwartz from the New Ulm office has been named Partner. Schwartz focuses his practice on agriculture law and agribusiness, business and corporate law, finance and banking, litigation and real estate, environmental law and land use. “We are pleased that...- January 14, 2022Business & Corporate LawEmployment & Human Resources
Employer Update: Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, Upholds Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Vaccination Mandate
On January 13, 2022, the United States Supreme Court ruled, in a 6-3 decision, granted an emergency stay OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) requiring employers with at least 100 employees “to ensure their workforces are fully vaccinated or show a negative test at least once a week.” In the per curium... 
December 20, 2021OSHA COVID-19 ETS Status Update
Gislason & Hunter hosted an OSHA COVID-19 ETS Status Update webinar on Tuesday, December 21, 2021 to address topics including: Status of ETS Legal Challenges Potential Outcomes & Recommended Preparation ETS Permanent Rulemaking View Presentation
August 24, 2021Finance & BankingLitigationLegal Update: U.S. Bankruptcy Court Finds Tribal Gaming Payment Not Part of Debtor’s Bankruptcy Estate
In the recent decision, In re: Musel, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Minnesota held that tribal payments are not considered a property interest of a bankruptcy estate when federal law governs and the tribe expressly rejects defining the payments as a property interest. Brenda Jo Musel (hereinafter “Debtor”) was a member...