Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time (ESST) law went into effect on January 1, 2024. The Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry recently proposed new rules regarding ESST that are intended to provide additional guidance to both employers and employees regarding the application of the ESST law.
Henson Efron attorney Katy Graves was featured in the Star Tribune article “Minnesota families struggle with shared custody in the pandemic.” For thousands of shared-custody families across the state, it’s been challenging navigating arrangements that require children to split time between homes with executive orders that direct people to stay in one place unless absolutely…
Additional Relief: Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act Signed into Law Today
Scott Emery
After passage on Thursday by the U.S. House of Representatives, today President Trump signed into law the “Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act” (PPPHCE Act). This legislation provides for $484 billion of funding for the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), for health care and enhanced COVID-19 testing, and for the Small Business Administration’s (SBA)…
Rent Relief Options for Landlords During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Court Anderson | Scott Emery | Jeff Shea | Eric Friske
The devastating economic impact of social-distancing and stay-in-place orders has resulted in a wave of commercial, industrial, and residential tenants struggling or outright failing to meet rent obligations. In April nearly one-third of tenants failed to timely pay rent, a number that is only expected to increase as government stay-in-place orders continue and businesses struggle…
In this ever-changing environment, Henson Efron wants you to know we’re here for you. In alignment with national, state and local initiatives as it relates to the coronavirus, we have changed the way we are working for the health and well-being of our employees, our community and you, our valued clients and colleagues. To the extent…
Under the CARES Act, Qualifying Businesses Can Obtain Forgivable Loans to Cover Eligible Expenses
Scott Emery | Eric Friske
On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law. The CARES Act includes a range of provisions intended to provide financial relief to individuals, families, and businesses in response to the economic fall-out of the coronavirus pandemic. A key component of the Act, designed to incentivize…
Contractual Obligations During the Coronavirus Pandemic: Avoidance, Enforcement, and Renegotiation
David Bradley Olsen | Eric Friske
As coronavirus-related quarantines, government shutdowns, and widespread layoffs bring the world economy to a halt, some businesses may be unable to meet their existing contractual obligations, and others may be stuck with contracts that no longer serve any purpose. To survive in this rapidly changing and uncertain environment, business owners and executives need to understand…