Business Law Update, April 2010

04/08/2010 / Business Litigation Practice and Benefits Law Practice


Misclassifying Employees as Independent Contractors Can Be Costly
By Ashlee M. Bekish

 

 

 

 

Learn more about the risks of misclassifying your employees as independent contractors.  Continue


Health Care Reform – What Employers Need to Know Now
By Mary L. Komornicka 

Learn more about how new federal health care reform will affect employers.  Continue


Collecting Delinquent Accounts
By L. Kathleen Harrell-Latham & Mark Geier  

 

Learn more about how companies can effectively collect delinquent accounts.  Continue


U.S. Supreme Court Deems Attorneys “Debt Relief Agencies,” Limiting Certain Pre-Bankruptcy Advice They Can Give Clients and Requiring Additional Disclosures 
By Kenneth Corey-Edstrom & L. Kathleen Harrell-Latham

 

Learn more about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that has broadly defined “debt relief agencies.”  Continue


Department of Labor Ends Practice of Issuing Fact-Specific Opinion Letters
By Julia H. Halbach

 

Learn more about the Department of Labor’s decision to stop issuing Opinion Letters to guide employers.  Continue


Supreme Court Upholds “Demeanor Based” Rejection of Juror
By Julia H. Halbach 

 

Learn about a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision discussing when a court may strike a juror based on the juror’s demeanor.  Continue


Contact our Business Litigation Attorneys:  
 

Jon S. Swierzewski
Email
952.896.3280

 

John A. Cotter
Email 952.896.3340

 

Dayle Nolan                     
Email 952.896.3275           
 
Christopher J. Harristhal  
Email 952.896.3312
 
Bruce J. Douglas  
Email 952.896.1569
 
Daniel J. Ballintine  
Email 952.896.3288

 

Kenneth Corey-Edstrom
Email 952.896.1719
 

Cynthia M. Klaus

Email 952.896.3392 

 

James M. Susag

Email 952.896.1572


Chris M. Heffelbower    
Email 952.896.1543
 
Sejal Desai Winkelman     
Email 952.896.3325
 
Carrie L. Zochert    
Email 952.896.3353
 
Julia H. Halbach    
Email 952.896.3264
 
L. Kathleen Harrell-Latham 

Email 952.896.1544

 

Ashlee M. Bekish

Email 952.896.6701

 

Michael C. Jackman
Of Counsel
Email 952.835.3800
 


Contact our Benefits Attorneys:

 

Email 952.896.3355

 

Email 952.896.3270

 

Email 952.896.3275

 

Bruce J. Douglas

Email 952.896.1569

 

Mary L. Komornicka

Email 952.896.3225

 

Chris M. Heffelbower

Email 952.896.1543


This alert is provided as a service to our clients and firm associates.  While the information provided in this publication is believed to be accurate, it is general in nature and should not be construed as legal advice.