Category: Minnesota
Minnesota Attorney General Issues ‘Working for Workers’ Report Which Includes Efforts to Address Misclassification
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison released his Office’s second “Working for Workers” report which highlights ways his…
Is Your Subcontractor an Independent Contractor or an Employee? The Answer May Not Be as Simple as You Think
From JDSupra, John Mark Goodman and Anne Yuengert discuss a recent case that upheld a Minnesota law…
Minnesota AG Ellison Reaches $800,000 Settlement With Shipt to Protect Workers’ Rights
From JDSupra, Jessica Birdsong, Christopher Carlson, Blake Christopher, Lauren Morgan Fincher, Samuel Fishel, Stephanie Kozol*, and Clayton Friedman…
Minnesota Attorney General Settles Misclassification Claims with Shipt Without Requiring Shipt to Reclassify Workers
From JDSupra, Richard Reibstein reports that Minnesota Attorney General settled its claims with Shipt without requiring Shipt to…
Minnesota Employment Legislative Update 2025
From JDSupra, Bruce Douglas and Paola Maldonado discuss bills that might impact employers if enacted, including bills…
Minnesota Secures Settlement with Staffing Company for Misclassifying Workers
Minnesota Attorney General announced that he obtained a settlement with Arise Virtual Solutions, Inc., a staffing company…
Nearly 1 in 10 Minnesota workers may be misclassified
From the Minnesota Reformer, Max Nesterak discussess a recent report whose analysis says that approximately 316,000 workers…
Minnesota recognizes new tort claim establishing liability for negligent selection of contractors
From Courthouse News Service, Andy Monserus reports on a Minnesota case in which the Minnesota Supreme Court…
What You Need to Know About the Minnesota Supreme Court Decision on Negligent Selection of Independent Contractors
From JDSupra, Thomas Boyd, Kyle Kroll, and Steven Vogel discuss a recent decision by the Minnesota Supreme…
Effective July 1, Minnesota Employers Face Increased Scrutiny and Possible Liability for Using Independent Contractors Versus Employees
From JDSupra, Kurt Erickson and Thomas Revnew discuss the increased penalities for misclassifying workers as independent contractors…
Minnesota Attorney General, State Legislators and Others Praise Legislature’s Passage of Bill to Combat Misclassification
The Minnesoate legislature passed a bill to combat misclassification of workers as independent contractors and gained the…
Minnesota Evaluation Report: Minnesota has Neither an Adequate Nor Coordinated Approach for Ensuring that Minnesota Workers are properly classified
The Office of the Legislative Audit issued a report that reviewed Minnesota’s approach to protect workers from…
