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By Robin E. Kobayashi, J.D., LexisNexis Legal & Professional Operations, and Thomas P. Kieselbach, Esq., Cousineau McGuire Chartered, Minneapolis, MN The Minnesota Department of Labor & Industry’s (DLI) newly released survey on “...

By John Stahl, Esq. Collectively bargained workers’ compensation programs, which are commonly known as carve outs, are a cousin to “opt-out” programs in that both are alternatives to traditional workers’ compensation systems...

Emboldened by Minnesota voters' simultaneous rejection of a proposed constitutional ban on same-sex unions and termination of GOP control of both houses of the Legislature in November, a pair of DFL lawmakers have introduced legislation seeking to...

In April 2012, the Minnesota Legislature approved a proposed amendment to Article VII, Section 1 of the Minnesota Constitution . The proposed amendment would add two subsections as follows: "(b) All voters voting in person must present valid...

With Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's (D) signing of SB 10 last week, his state became the 16th to legalize same-sex marriage. But that action may have marked a major turn in the battle over the issue. This year five states with Democrat-controlled legislatures...

On April 3, 2012, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a new law, Chapter 151, House File 1384, designed to protect nonprofits from having to pay back donations made by Ponzi perpetrators and other fraudulent sources. The new law actually restricts a...

On April 3, 2012, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a new law, Chapter 151, House File 1384, designed to protect nonprofits from having to pay back donations made by Ponzi perpetrators and other fraudulent sources. The new law actually restricts a...

On April 3, 2012, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed a new law, Chapter 151, House File 1384, designed to protect nonprofits from having to pay back donations made by Ponzi perpetrators and other fraudulent sources. The new law actually restricts...

"The Minnesota Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against against a woman and her companies for allegedly posing as an attorney and charging immigrants thousands of dollars for legal work on immigration matters that she was not authorized...

"Hispanic hunters say they were targets of racial discrimination." - Star Tribune, Dec. 6, 2013 . "All Plaintiffs requested to produce a hunting license produced a facially valid hunting license. ... Pursuant to Minn. Stat. §97A...

"Chris LaRiche seduced undocumented immigrants with lies, but he had a secret of his own." - Gregory Pratt, City Pages, Jan. 11, 2012 .

"Ask most folks in my home state to conjure up an image of Miss Minnesota and they will most probably come up with a tall, blonde, blue-eyed beauty who looks something like this: This year, however, Minnesotans chose a woman named Nitaya...

"The federal Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), 8 U.S.C. § 1324a (2006), preempts state prosecution of a job applicant for perjury or forgery involving the I-9 federal form for employment-eligibility verification." - State v. Reynua...

ACLU, Aug. 8, 2017 - "After years of being in jeopardy of deportation and spending a total of 484 days in jail, Sameth Nhean has finally been released from custody by a federal judge . The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota and his immigration...

On October 5, 2011, the Obama Administration announced that it would "accelerate" permitting and construction of seven proposed electric transmission lines. These projects will serve as pilot demonstrations of streamlined processes and increased...