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July 18, 2024Business & Corporate LawArtificial 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 LawThe 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 13, 2024Labor & EmploymentTitle VII Discrimination Expanded to Include Non-Significant Changes in Working Conditions: Muldrow v. City of St. Louis, Missouri, 601 U.S. —, 144 S.Ct. 967 (2024)
In a unanimous decision issued on April 17, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court held that a change in the terms and conditions of employment done for a discriminatory purpose violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 even if the resulting harm is not significant. This decision lowers the bar for employees to...
May 9, 2024Finance & BankingThe 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 & BankingNavigating 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 & BankingReplevin 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, 2024Finance & BankingFinancial Newsletter, Summer 2024
In this issue: Navigating Loss: A Bank’s Guide to Managing the Death of a Customer The Importance of Responding to Garnishments Replevin Actions: Obtaining Possession of Personal Property Prior to Final Judgment Read Full Newsletter