by ssmnlaw | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
The following article was recently published by JD Supra here. In 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) collected a whopping $234 million in back wages for nearly 200,000 employees who the DOL determined were not paid in accordance with the Fair Labor...
by ssmnlaw | Dec 29, 2021 | Business Law, Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized
Minnesota business owners: the state’s minimum wage is increasing on January 1, 2022. See the chart below for details and also for key dates for minimum wage changes in Minneapolis and St. Paul.
by ssmnlaw | Dec 15, 2021 | Tax Planning, Uncategorized
The information below is from our friends at Copeland Buhl. This past summer, Minnesota enacted a new passthrough entity (PTE) tax for years beginning after December 31, 2020. This entity-level tax is considered a workaround for the federal $10,000 state and...
by ssmnlaw | Aug 20, 2021 | COVID, Eviction, Landlord Rights, Tennant Rights, Uncategorized
On June 30, 2021 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (“CDC”) extended its moratorium on residential evictions until July 31, 2021 and announced that it did not expect another extension to that moratorium. On July 2, 2021 we posted an article explaining...
by ssmnlaw | Jul 2, 2021 | COVID, Eviction, Eviction Moratorium, Landlord Rights, Real Estate, Real Estate Law, Tennant Rights, Uncategorized
The State of Minnesota enacted a law providing for an eviction moratorium phaseout that went into effect on June 30, 2021. Here’s what landlords need to know about filing evictions based on nonpayment of rent: Key Dates Effective immediately, landlords can file...
by ssmnlaw | Dec 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
On December 20, 2019 the President enacted legislation that significantly changed the rules that govern passing retirement accounts on to beneficiaries. For how dramatically the new law alters the previous regime of rules and regulations, it is almost ironic that...
