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Employers in Minnesota need to revise their non-discrimination and equal opportunity policies to include familial status as a protected class. Under Minnesota law, familial status is defined as “the condition or one or more minors being domiciled with (1) their parent or parents or the minor’s legal guardian or (2)...

Changes to Medical Assistance Recovery

01 Aug 2016

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Attorneys, Estate Planning, In the News, Minnesota, Steven H. Fink

In 1967, Minnesota instituted a medical assistance (MA) estate recovery program. The program authorized counties to recover the cost paid for MA services received by a deceased person. In June of 2016, new legislation was passed which limits the number of MA services that can be recovered by the counties....

Farrish Johnson Attorney Featured on KEYC

22 Jul 2016

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Attorneys, In the News, Joseph A. Gangi, Minnesota, Wrongful Conviction

Farrish Johnson attorney Joseph A. Gangi worked with a woman wrongfully convicted of manslaughter to seek compensation after spending nearly three years behind bars. This web page contains general information and not legal advice. It is based on Minnesota law in effect at the time of writing. An attorney...

Minnesota Wrongful Conviction Statute Declared Unconstitutional

20 Jul 2016

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Attorneys, In the News, Joseph A. Gangi, Minnesota, Minnesota Court of Appeals, Wrongful Conviction

A wrongfully-convicted Minnesota woman is able to seek compensation for the time she spent behind bars – nearly three years – thanks to Attorney Joseph A. Gangi of Farrish Johnson Law Office. A new Minnesota law provides compensation to Minnesotans who were wrongly convicted of a crime and had to...

Wage Disclosure Protection Law –State and Federal Law Changes.

18 Jul 2016

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Attorneys, Employment Law, Minnesota, Staff News, Will S. Partridge

Every Minnesota employer must comply with the Wage Disclosure Protection law. Under this law, no employer can prohibit employees from disclosing or discussing their own wages. Employers that provide an employee handbook to their employees must include in the handbook a notice of employee rights and remedies under the Wage...

Farrish Johnson Attorneys Named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2016

12 Jul 2016

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Miscellaneous

Scott Kelly, Will Partridge and Steve Fink have been named 2016 “Supper Lawyers” by Thompson Reuters, recognizing them to be among the top 5% of all lawyers in Minnesota. Scott and Will are trial lawyers practicing in personal injury litigation, they have worked with many times. Steve is a leading attorney...

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Minnesota Adds “Familial Status” as a Protected Class

Changes to Medical Assistance Recovery

Farrish Johnson Attorney Featured on KEYC

Minnesota Wrongful Conviction Statute Declared Unconstitutional

Wage Disclosure Protection Law –State and Federal Law Changes.

Farrish Johnson Attorneys Named to the Super Lawyers and Rising Star Lists for 2016

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