In the digital age, starting a business is easier than ever. Not only is information more readily available, but technology allows many to work completely from home. However, if you are considering starting a business, you must be sure your business will comply with federal, state, and local laws. Zoning ordinances are an important, and…

If you are planning to start a new business, you should take time to consider the many tasks you will need to complete to get your business up and running and make a plan to complete those tasks. In so doing, you should consider mistakes commonly made by new entrepreneurs, including: Failing to select the…

This year, the Minnesota Legislature passed a bill, subjecting Minnesota employers to new notice and recordkeeping requirements. Starting July 1, 2019, employers will now be required to provide a written “wage notice” to employees at the start of employment. This wage notice must include the following information: The rate or rates of pay and basis…

By Mark A. Friese Fifty years ago, twenty percent of criminal cases went to trial. Estimates today show ninety to ninety-five percent of state court criminal cases are resolved through a process called “plea bargaining.” In federal criminal cases, ninety-seven percent end with a plea of guilty. These startling numbers underscore the reality: certainty in…

By Luke Heck Under both our state and federal constitutions, we have a right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. To be free from an unreasonable search is easy for most individuals to generally understand; law enforcement, absent an exception to this requirement, cannot search you, your house, or your personal belongings without…

Farmers may need to think more about estate planning than others do. They often own large tracts of land, run small businesses and need to divide assets between children who work both on and off the farm. This means that farmers-more than most people-may benefit from estate plans that go beyond a simple will. Finding…

In an effort to find a solution to the catastrophic flooding in the Fargo-Moorhead region, the governors of North Dakota and Minnesota have joined together and created a 16-member task force. The task force made up of representatives from both states, including some who have opposed the project, is expected to find a solution that…

Family Law Attorneys Leah Warner and Jerilynn Brantner Adams share their top five tips to be prepared for a divorce. See page 58 of the latest edition of the Area Woman. 

KrisAnn Norby-Jahner, [nap_names id=”FIRM-NAME-1″] employment and labor law attorney and co-editor of the North Dakota Employment Law Letter, comments on workers and grief – what human resource professionals need to consider when an employee suffers loss of a loved one (https://www.vogellaw.com/wp-contentbit.ly/2qNZVkj). 

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