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.
The Top Five Financial and Estate Planning Priorities for Physicians
Christopher Burns | Minnesota MD News
The recently published article in Minnesota MD NEWS, “Your Wealth-care Team: Partnering with Physicians to Grow, Manage and Transfer Wealth” describes how physician groups can benefit from financial and succession planning, and provides the top five financial and estate planning priorities for physicians. “It is generally fair to say that physicians are a well-educated, intelligent group…
Obtaining Mental Health Records When Litigating Custody
Alan Eidsness | Jaime Driggs | Minnesota Lawyer
The mental health of a party is often at issue when litigating custody or parenting time issues and medical records pertaining to a parent’s mental health can be important evidence. A recent decision from the Court of Appeals calls into question how to go about obtaining a party’s mental health records. Huber v. Vohnoutka, No….
Exploring The New Minnesota Trust Code
Christopher Burns | Minnesota Lawyer
The Minnesota Legislature recently enacted a new Minnesota Trust Code, with the assistance of a committee chaired by Chris Hunt of Fredrikson & Byron. The committee spent about 3,500 hours—yes, you read that right—over 4 and ½ years preparing the bill. Christopher Burns, attorney and Chair of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Group at…
Super Lawyers Magazine named more than half of Henson Efron attorneys to the 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists for the state of Minnesota. Family law attorney Alan C. Eidsness was recognized in the top 10 of the overall Minnesota Super Lawyers list, a distinction he has received eight times since 2005. For the…
Stuart Williams, business and environmental litigation attorney, was re-appointed by Governor Mark Dayton to a second four-year term to the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy. He will continue to serve as president of the Board in 2015 and has been a member of the Board since 2011. The mission of the Minnesota Board of Pharmacy is…
Henson Efron announced that five of its attorneys were honored by the Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) as North Star Lawyers, recognizing their commitment to pro bono service in 2014. Each attorney volunteered 50 hours or more of their time serving low income Minnesotans last year. Christopher J. Burns – Estate Planning, Trust and Probate…