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.

Statutory Title: Minnesota Secure Choice Retirement Program ActStatutory Citation: Minnesota Statutes section 187.01-.08.Bill Number: House File 782Issuing Body: State of MinnesotaDate Enacted: May 19, 2023Effective Date: The statute is immediately effective, but the obligations of employers will not be operative until the program is fully established, which looks to be January 1, 2025.In Brief: The...

Mankato, MN (January 8, 2024) – Cory Genelin’s, a partner with Gislason & Hunter LLP, affiliation with the United States Air Force began in 1994 when he joined the Reserve Officer Training Corps. From 1998 to 2003, he served on active duty as an Air Battle Manager, flying aboard the E-8C Joint Surveillance Targeting Attack...

Mankato, MN (January 2, 2024) – Gislason & Hunter LLP is pleased to announce that Dean M. Zimmerli, a partner with the firm, has been named Managing Partner. Zimmerli looks forward to leading the organization’s strategic efforts and managing the firm’s continued growth. He will be supported in his leadership role with an Executive Committee consisting of Partners...

In this issue: A Primer on Payable on Death Accounts for Financial Institutions I Agreed to What? Emails and Text Messages as Electronic Signatures Best Practices for Mortgage Lenders when Notifying Borrowers of Default Read Full Newsletter

Payable on death accounts. Your institution probably issues them on a regular basis, but how much do you really know about them? Whether you’re a banking veteran or new to the game, it’s always a good time to familiarize yourself with what they are, what they are for, and what you, the financial institution, do...

As the world continues its shift towards electronic and virtual means of conducting business, lenders and lawyers remain stalwart in their commitment to physical paper, or at a minimum, PDFs with ink or e-signatures. However, our worlds are not immune to the encroachment of increasingly virtual and informal means of communicating and conducting business, even...