by Charles Horowitz | Feb 27, 2020 | Contracts, Leases, & Disputes, Employment Law
During their first year of law school, future lawyers learn the related concepts of jurisdiction and venue, governing where suits between residents of different states may be brought. In short, a person or company cannot drag a foreign resident into court who lacks...
by Charles Horowitz | Jan 6, 2020 | Contracts, Leases, & Disputes, Employment Law, Miscellaneous
Readers of this blog by now are acquainted with Minnesota’s strict consideration requirement for enforcing non-competes. To recap, consideration is fancy language for something given in exchange for something else. For an employer’s restrictive covenant...
by Charles Horowitz | Aug 28, 2019 | Employment Law
An astounding 39,000 Minnesota employees per year file claims against employers seeking unpaid wages of up to $12 million. To help counteract “wage theft,” the Minnesota Legislature in May enacted a sweeping wage theft statute, signed into law by Governor...
by Charles Horowitz | Aug 28, 2019 | Employment Law
Experienced employer-side employment lawyers know the tricks for avoiding, or at least limiting liability for clients who have violated the law. They rarely speak publicly of them, for obvious reasons. Here are a few, in no particular order. (DISCLAIMER: I condone...
by Charles Horowitz | Aug 27, 2019 | Employment Law
Businesses, rightly or wrongly, believe that home court advantage exists in litigation, not just sports. Accordingly, employment agreements including non-competition provisions often contain language designating the location (as well as law) for resolving disputes....
by Charles Horowitz | Mar 24, 2019 | Contracts, Leases, & Disputes, Employment Law
Does an employee’s non-competition or non-solicitation agreement remain enforceable if the employing company undergoes a change in ownership? Over the years, a substantial number of Federal and State court judges have addressed the issue. Despite...
