Health professionals, including physicians, dentists, nurses, paramedics, pharmacists, psychologists and social workers, are far from immune from chemical dependency, mental illness, and other conditions that impair their ability to do their jobs. When an impairment leads to poor performance or misconduct, health care employers, like other employers, must analyze whether discipline, a reasonable accommodation
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Proposed Legislation Threatens to Ban Most Non-Competes in Minnesota
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A bill has been introduced in this session in the Minnesota Legislature that would make most non-compete agreements in Minnesota void, including those between employers and employees. The bill, HF 506, contains exceptions for certain business transactions, but even those exceptions are very limited. The proposed bill would be codified at Minn. Stat. §…
New Statute Provides for Voluntary Veteran’s Preference in Hiring and Promotion
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Posted in Affirmative Action, Employees and the Military
A newly enacted Minnesota statute provides that a “private nonpublic employer” may grant a preference to veterans in hiring and promotion. See S.F. No. 1599. A preference may also be granted to the spouses of certain disabled veterans or the surviving spouse of a deceased veteran. The term “veteran” under the statute includes those…
When is Drug and Alcohol Testing Permissible Under Minnesota Law?
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Posted in Drug and Alcohol Testing
In Minnesota, employers may conduct drug and alcohol testing only if they follow certain rules. The Minnesota Drug and Alcohol Testing in the Workplace Act says that testing may only be done:
- For job applicants, but only where a conditional offer has been made and testing is required for all applicants for that position;
- As
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