Employer Alert: Minnesota’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Law Requires Employer Action as Early as 2024

This year, the Minnesota legislature adopted a new law to create state Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”). Specifically, the law provides employees with partial wage replacement for a minimum of twelve weeks (up to twenty weeks) of leave in a fifty-two week period for medical leave, bonding with a...

Employer Alert: Preventing Pay Discrimination Act

Effective January 1, 2024, Minnesota’s new Preventing Pay Discrimination Act prohibits employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations from inquiring into, considering, or requiring disclosure of an applicant’s pay history for the purposes of determining wages, benefits, salary, or other compensation.

Employer Alert: New Earned Sick and Safe Time Statute

This year, the Minnesota legislature passed new Earned Sick and Safe Time (“ESST”) laws. Effective January 1, 2024, Minnesota employers must provide paid leave to employees who work in the state. The law provides up to 48 hours of paid leave per year for covered employees and the time can...

So You’ve Been Sued. Now What?

Being served with a lawsuit is a disorienting experience, one that tends to raise the same basic questions regardless of who has been sued: What am I accused of? How much will this cost? Can I sue this plaintiff back?  

Pitfalls for Minority Shareholders

Becoming a minority owner of an LLC or corporation (an owner of less than 50% of the business) is obviously a declaration of faith in the majority owner’s business savvy. It is also a declaration of faith in the majority owner’s good will, because control of a majority interest gives...

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has increased its enforcement efforts against fund managers and other financial professionals

In recent years, the SEC has increased its enforcement efforts against fund managers and other financial professionals accused of violating securities laws.  If you are a fund manager facing a lawsuit by the SEC, it is important to understand your legal options and to work with experienced securities litigation attorneys...

Now Hiring! Litigation Attorney – April 2022

WE'RE HIRING! Job Title: Litigation Attorney (1 - 4 Years of Experience) Parker Daniels Kibort is an innovative and aggressive litigation law firm located in downtown Minneapolis. We are dedicated to building and maintaining successful partnerships with our clients. Our tagline, “Wise Counsel. Winning Results.” is practiced daily through our...