Review your workplace policies to consider any measures necessary to protect employees from the current outbreak: Travel policies – consider alternatives to work-related travel to affected areas, and other potential measures to implement around business and personal travel Prepare policies for operations under multiple scenarios and locations Develop business continuity plans in preparation for closures in offices and facilities Test remote access to systems Identify critical business functions which are unable to be performed remotely and develop solutions to perform those More +
March 20, 2020John C. Beatty, Gregory J. Griffiths, David Pederson, Hilary R. Stonelake-Curtis
Dunlap Seeger Attorneys Greg Griffiths, Dave Pederson, Hilary Stonelake-Curtis and John Beatty host a webinar on the Families First Coronavirus Response Act and its impact on businesses and employees. This is the second webinar led by the Dunlap Seeger team, the first reviewed the basics of unemployment insurance.
Learn about the legal necessities of expanding your business from a Rochester business and employment law firm. Southeastern Minnesota is expected to see a significant increase in the workforce in the near future. Rochester’s Destination Medical Center itself is expected to increase the local economy by about 35,000 jobs. In September, the Southeast Minnesota Index of Leading Economic Indicators forecast increased business opportunities in the area. Local businesses who have worked hard to secure some financial stability may seek to More +
According to an article published in the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal, there are 5.5 million family-owned businesses in the United States which generate approximately 57 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product. Succession planning, while important for any company, is absolutely critical for a family-owned business. Family businesses “have the most to lose” when an experienced and seasoned leader steps down and there is no business succession plan in place to guide the next generation of leaders. While around 30 percent More +
An article in Forbes magazine highlights the fact that, in years past, once an individual outgrew a proprietorship, he or she formed a corporation. Today, “limited liability companies (LLCs) are the new normal.” When it comes to business formation in Minnesota, LLCs are-as elsewhere in the nation-an increasingly popular type of business entity. Entrepreneur Magazine reports that the popularity of LLCs is due to two factors. First, LLCs offer businesses the organizational simplicity and flexibility of a partnership. Second, they also offer More +
