Category Archives: Legal News
Holidays, Parenting Time, and Minor Children: How to Avoid Unnecessary Co-Parenting Stress Over the Holidays
Many families with separated/divorced parents or with parents who have never been married encounter extra stress over the holidays when they attempt to coordinate a holiday schedule that will allow both parents the opportunity to spend time with their children over the holidays. One of the best ways to avoid this unnecessary holiday stress is [...]
Attorney Roger Neils Prevails at Court of Appeals on Denial of Conditional Use Permit
NFC Attorney Roger Neils prevailed in an appeal from a denial of a conditional use permit (CUP) for an Extractive Use – Gravel Pit by the Cass County Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment (Board). The Central MN company, Tri-City Paving of Little Falls, which is engaged primarily in the business of road construction contracting, [...]
Julie Fisk named a 2012 Minnesota Rising Star Attorney by SuperLawyers.
NFC attorney, Julie Fisk, was recognized as a 2012 Minnesota Rising Star attorney by Super Lawyers. The Rising Star distinction is bestowed on no more than 2.5% of the attorneys aged 40 and under in the state of Minnesota. Super Lawyers selects attorneys through peer nominations and evaluations combined with third party research. Each candidate [...]
Can an Employee Receive Unemployment Benefits if They Quit Their Employment?
The Minnesota unemployment statutes are designed to provide assistance for those who become involuntarily unemployed through no fault of their own. If an employee quits his or her employment, generally speaking he or she is not eligible to receive unemployment benefits. However, there are a few exceptions under the statute. An employee may be eligible [...]
MN Court Finds Employer Liable for Unemployment Benefits for “Independent Contractor”
In a recent ruling by the Minnesota Court of Appeals, an employee, who had been encouraged to quit her employment, form her own company, and work for her former employer as an independent contractor, was eligible for unemployment benefits from her employer. The Court found that because the employer encouraged the employee to form her own [...]
Juries, not judges, decide attorneys’ fees. Eek(!) or hooray(!): It depends.
Prior to last week, deciding whether (and how much) to award for attorneys’ fees in a lawsuit was determined by a judge, not a jury. That is no longer the case in Minnesota. The Minnesota Supreme Court in United Prairie Bank-Mountain Lake v. Haugen Nutrition & Equip., LLC held that juries will, in many cases, determine how much [...]
National Labor Relation’s Board “Employee Rights” Poster Requirement
The National Labor Relation’ s Board (NLRB) issued a new rule on August 26, 2011, requiring all private-sector employers subject to the National Labor Relations Act (which excludes agricultral, railroad and airline employers) to post the Employee Rights Poster, regardless of whether their employees are currently represented by a union or not. Employers have until November [...]
