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Effective January 1, 2024, Minnesota employers must provide employees with paid time off, which can be used for certain reasons, such as sickness of the employee or a family member or to seek assistance if the employee or a family member has experienced domestic abuse. Here is an overview of...

Unsolicited comments about an employee to other employers could give rise to defamation claims.

30 Jan 2023

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Daniel J. Bellig, Defamation, Employment Law, Litigation, Minnesota Court of Appeals

On January 30, 2023, in Abdul-Haqq v. LaLiberte, the Minnesota court of appeals held that “Minnesota law does not recognize a qualified privilege for defamatory statements made while dispensing unsolicited career advice.” There, LaLiberte contracted with Liam Hawkins as a sales representative for a storm-damage repair company. Several years later,...

Court of Appeals protects specific gifts of real property from an estate.

12 Dec 2022

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Daniel J. Bellig, Estate Planning, Probate

On December 12, 2022, in In re Estate of Zych, the court of appeals held that the “personal representative of an estate may not sell real property that the testator has specifically devised by will.” Stanley Zych left his farmland to four sons, certificates of deposit to three daughters, and...

What is a Recognition of Parentage?

19 Sep 2022

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Andy J. Moeller, Custody, Paternity

A Recognition of Parentage (“ROP”) is a document signed by non-married parents of a child. Often, this form is signed at the hospital after the birth of the child, and it is then filed with the Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Vital Records. A ROP establishes a legal relationship...

Evictions: Protections Over

07 Sep 2022

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Andy J. Moeller, Eviction

On June 29, 2021, the State of Minnesota enacted a law, Minnesota Session Laws 2021, 1st Special Session, Chapter 8 H.F. No.4, Article V, which phased out the COVID-19 based moratorium that suspended evictions and landlord-initiated lease terminations since March of 2020. The moratorium has now ended, and landlords can...

Minnesota Court of Appeals Clarifies When Self-Defense May Be Claimed

03 Aug 2022

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Criminal Law, Joseph A. Gangi, Minnesota Court of Appeals

Self-Defense is often thought of as a way to protect yourself from harm. If someone attacks you in some way, you may be justified in using self-defense to stop the attack, and you may not be held liable for any harm that occurs to the attacker. “Reasonable use of force”...

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