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10/26/2016 FLSA Adjusted Exemption Rule Employers have a general concept of the exemption to overtime pay for salaried employees.

10/19/2016 College planning In early summer we posted some advice for parents sending their children off to school. We are reposting it as the fall semester is upon us and in…

10/12/2016 The Summons and Complaint: Brief, not Vindictive The Summons and Complaint are the documents that, once served, start a lawsuit. Minnesota's rules require the Complaint to contain a short, plain…

10/05/2016 Gallatin Law is Multi-Lingual With increasing prominence business is done with others who have English as a second language. Worse, maybe your company is not entering into deals…

09/28/2016 Work Opportunity Credit: It Can Pay to Hire a Veteran As part of my value to business clients, I stick to what I know. For things I don't know, sometimes I find out the answer and, if the question is one…

09/21/2016 Trusts, Trustees, and Forum Non-Conveniens Every trust agreement I draft has a venue clause and a choice of law clause. That clause identifies where disputes are to be heard. Virtually every…

09/14/2016 Minnesota's Department of Commerce: Be Accurate, Be Honest Minnesota's Department of Commerce enforces the laws of Minnesota governing many regulated industries. Some of those industries are insurance,…

09/07/2016 Minnesota Company vs. Pennsylania Resident: Does Minnesota have Jurisdiction The test on whether Minnesota has jurisdiction over an out-of-state resident was recently addressed in Patterson Dental Supply v. Vlamis.…

08/31/2016 Non-Profits, Politics, and the Johnson Amendment I suspect it is common knowledge that non-profit organizations are enviable due to the highly favorable tax status they enjoy. But, there has to be a…