On January 1, 2025, a significant shift in Minnesota’s employment landscape will take place with the implementation of a new pay transparency law. Under this statute, employers will be required to disclose salary ranges or fixed pay rates in all job postings. This new mandate, part of the broader Omnibus Labor and Industry Policy Bill signed into law in May 2024 by Governor Walz, will be codified at Minn. Stat. § 181.173.
We are extremely proud to announce 20 of our attorneys have been honored as 2023 Minnesota Super Lawyers or Rising Stars.* Four of which are Top 100 honorees, as well as two Top 50 Women and an extraordinary Top 10. Henson Efron has been delivering smart, creative and cost-effective counsel to our clients and referral partners for…
We are pleased to announce thirteen Henson Efron attorneys have been included on the Minnesota Monthly’s 2023 Top Lawyers in Minnesota list. Honorees are selected through an independent research process, which includes an online peer-review survey sent to all lawyers in Minnesota. Thousands of votes were cast to determine this year’s top lawyers in all areas…
We are proud to announce Henson Efron has been named one of the Top 200 Workplaces in Minnesota by the Star Tribune. Top Workplaces recognizes the most progressive companies in Minnesota based on employee opinions measuring engagement, organizational health and satisfaction. The analysis included responses from over 124,000 employees at Minnesota public, private and nonprofit…
We are proud to announce Henson Efron attorneys Christopher Burns, Katy Graves, Anne Haaland, Sarah J. Hewitt, Scott Neilson, Brigitt Orfield and Lloyd Stern have been recognized as 2022 North Star Leaders by the Minnesota State Bar Association. The Minnesota State Bar Association recognized 685 North Star Lawyers who, in 2022, certified that they provided at…
Paycheck Protection Program Fraud: How Whistleblowers Can Combat Fraud and Obtain Substantial Rewards Using the False Claims Act
Court Anderson | Benjamin (Ben) Hamborg | Eric Friske
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), established under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, served as a vital lifeline for countless small businesses, individuals, and nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 pandemic. With a staggering $813.7 billion allocated to the program, it offered essential financial assistance to those impacted by the global crisis. However,…
Minnesota Bans Non-Compete Agreements: Impact on Employers and Employees
Benjamin (Ben) Hamborg | Eric Friske
On May 16, 2023, Minnesota passed a law banning non-compete agreements in employment contracts, echoing similar measures adopted in other states limiting such restrictive covenants. Although generally broad in scope, the ban, slated to take effect on July 1, 2023, does not extend to non-competition provisions associated with the sale of a business, well-crafted customer…