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Mid-term election results mean the potential for more workplace rights and protections
November 12th, 2018
In Minnesota and across the nation, progressive and other pro-employee candidates won many of the elections at the Local, State, and even Federal levels. That outcome could mean more workplace fairness – whether through agency enforcement actions,…
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The handouts for corporations continue
February 5th, 2018
After pushing through a tax law that will cause a dramatic transfer of wealth to the richest individuals and largest corporations, the Trump administration is now evidently seeking to take more money out of the pockets of ordinary Americans. In parti…
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While tweets distract, Trump administration dismantles vital protections
October 2nd, 2017
Since assuming power, the Trump administration has sent a barrage of messages on a regular basis through social media. Such communications, particularly tweets from President Donald Trump, have often included aggressive and even inflammatory rhetoric…
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Another tool to combat rampant employee misclassification
September 19th, 2016
The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has joined an array of enforcement agencies in cracking down on the misclassification of employees as purported independent contractors. In a recently issued Advice Memorandum, the NLRB General Counsel…
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Converging efforts to shut down the corporate shell game
September 1st, 2015
As the economy has become more globalized and volatile, a growing number of companies have sought to minimize liabilities while maximizing profits by using the corporate form to create supposed separation between closely related entities. This “sep…
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