Dan's Desk (15)

Dan's Desk

06/24/2020 Updating Regulatory Information In order to get professional licenses, such as a real estate agent or mortgage originator, you need to fill out an application. In Minnesota, that…

06/17/2020 Civil Rights: A Supreme Court Clarification Employers should take note of the extension of the Civil Rights Act that was provided by the United States Supreme Court last week. As, quite…

06/11/2020 Fiduciary Duty: Your Obligation to the Company in Lean Times Your company is flush with cash. Your company is getting Paycheck Protection money just to meet payroll. All owners, seasoned or new, have…

06/05/2020 Insurance Coverage for Acts of Terror Substantial destruction is being caused to innocent parties. The prospect of criminal restitution for damage caused is next to zero. The primary…

05/27/2020 Wage Dispute: Effect of Paying Undisputed Amounts The Minnesota Court of Appeals just affirmed a very harsh decision against an employer who did not timely pay wages. The litigation at issue related…

05/20/2020 Application of Res Judicata to Derivative Claims in a Family Business The title itself is a lot to take in, so let's break it down. Res Judicata is the legal principle that prevents claims that could have been litigated…

05/14/2020 The Positives of Our Current State of Affairs So much is going on right now that is depressing, negative, and downright awful. We are on something like day 63 of this shutdown period. Over 2 full…

05/06/2020 Business Marks: What protection do you have? Branding is an extremely valuable business practice. It separates you from the others, it is literally your identification. Figuratively, it projects…

04/29/2020 Small Business Blues: My Partners are Cheating Me? We face some of the most peculiar economic circumstances in the history of the world. Governments are giving away money to businesses, people are…