Tag Archives: business law
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 [...]
