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To Require Vaccines or Not: That is the Question
We are all waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine. When we have a vaccine, can an employer require that applicants and employees be vaccinated against COVID-19? Employers have a legitimate desire to keep their workplaces safe and to protect their employees from contracting COVID-19 in the workplace. Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine discuss the practical and legal issues associated with an employer mandatory vaccination program.
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25 Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Recognized by Super Lawyers
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that 19 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 Minnesota Super Lawyers list. In addition to the Super Lawyers list, an additional six of the firm’s attorneys were named Rising Stars.
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Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine Discuss Re-opening a “Safe” Workplace: OSHA, ADA and More
Employers are legally required to make their workplaces “safe” for their employees and customers. What does “safe” mean, given that no employer can guarantee a virus-free workplace? What are the rules on screening employees, taking temperatures, and refusing to allow employees showing symptoms of COVID-19 into the workplace? This session will talk about how to make the workplace safe, OSHA guidance, how to handle employee requests for reasonable accommodation for medical conditions that place them at higher risk if they become infected with coronavirus, whether employees should be required to sign waivers and more.
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Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine Discuss Re-Opening A Business the Right Way: Tips to Avoid Pitfalls
Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine discuss the matters employers need to consider when re-opening businesses after the Covid-19 shutdowns. Recalling only some employees, screening employees before they enter the workplace and dealing with employees who refuse to return to work are among the issues discussed.
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Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine Discuss Difficult Questions Facing Employers Under the Families First Coronavirus Relief Act
Larkin Hoffman employment law specialists Phyllis Karasov and Dan Ballintine answer some of the tough questions employers face under the new Families First Coronavirus Relief Act (“FFCRA”) in our latest COVID-19 Briefing series podcast.
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Larkin Hoffman Launches Employment and Labor Law Blog
Larkin Hoffman’s employment, labor and benefits practice launched its “Employment and Labor Law Blog,” which will provide analysis on timely and relevant labor and employment law topics and developments.
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Super Lawyers Recognizes 27 Larkin Hoffman Attorneys for 2018 Lists
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that 20 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Minnesota Super Lawyers list.
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Dan Ballintine Receives Bob Hoffman Community Service Award
Larkin Hoffman is pleased to announce that Dan Ballintine has been honored as the recipient of the firm’s Bob Hoffman Community Service Award for 2017.
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Dan Ballintine Interviewed by KARE 11 Regarding a Private Employer’s Ability to Fire an Employee on the Basis of Speech
Dan Ballintine was featured in an interview by Jana Shortal, of Kare 11 News in the Aug. 17 report, "Can you get Fired for Going to a Neo-Nazi Rally?" During the news report, he explains, why a private employer would be legally justified in firing employees on the basis of speech.
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25 Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named 2017 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that 25 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
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22 Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named 2016 Super Lawyers
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that 22 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2016 Minnesota Super Lawyers list.
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Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Recognized as 2015 Super Lawyers
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that more than 25 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2015 Minnesota edition of Super Lawyers Magazine.
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23 Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named 2014 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
Larkin Hoffman is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2014 Minnesota edition of Super Lawyers Magazine.
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Employee Benefit Plans Subject to Review Following U.S. Supreme Court Decision
On June 26, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a key part of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was unconstitutional. As a result, federal laws must recognize same-sex marriage in states where such marriages are valid. Minnesota will become one of those states on August 1, 2013 when the newly passed law recognizing same-sex marriage becomes effective. All employers in Minnesota will be affected by these changes in federal and state law regarding employment benefits.
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Nineteen Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named 2013 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. is proud to announce that 19 of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 Minnesota edition of Super Lawyers®.
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Fourteen Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named 2012 Super Lawyers
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. is proud to announce that fourteen of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2012 edition of Minnesota Super Lawyers.
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EEOC Revises ADA Guidelines
Employment Law Alert: On February 28, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued revised guidelines for employers addressing veterans with disabilities and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
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Fourteen Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Named Super Lawyers
Larkin Hoffman Daly & Lindgren Ltd. is proud to announce that fourteen of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Minnesota Super Lawyers.®
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Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Achieve Labor and Employment Specialist Certification
Daniel J. Ballintine, Bruce J. Douglas, and Christopher Harristhal were certified by the Minnesota State Bar Association as Labor and Employment Specialists.
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Two Larkin Hoffman Attorneys Included in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition
Bruce Douglas and Dan Ballintine were selected for inclusion in the November/December 2010 Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition® in the Employment & Labor area.
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