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Twin Cities-area businesses are experiencing a significant uptick in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Notices of Inspection (NOI) requiring them to produce all relevant Form I-9s for their employees. Recent shifts in federal immigration enforcement have led to a significant change in how U.S. DHS initiates audits. While NOI were...
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Not all real estate purchase contracts involve an immediate sale or transfer of ownership. An “option contract” can also be used to hold the property for a purchase within a specified time period.[i] Real Estate options, and the related option fee, come in a wide array of forms. You could...
Building a new home or remodeling your current home is an opportunity to transform your dream home into a reality. But when your contractor makes a mistake, your dream home can quickly turn into a nightmare. When a contractor causes a construction defect, the contractor will often demand to inspect...
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Attorney David Hellmuth gave a presentation on Minnesota contract for deed transactions. Many folks are not aware that they can sell their real estate to a buyer using a contract for deed. Many buyers are also not aware of the option of proposing a contract...
In what area of law do you practice and why did you choose this? I am a business litigation attorney who handles some intellectual property issues. I think that this law chose me rather than choosing it myself. I always envisioned myself as a full-time patent attorney, but after exploring...
Many associations have at least one or two homeowners that think that they can do whatever they want and/or act as if the rules do not apply to them. It can be difficult enough to deal with someone who refuses to follow the rules, but what if that person is...
There is a big change looming in the law regarding antenuptial agreements taking effect August 1, 2024, and it is good. But, it might go unnoticed with some of the other changes taking center stage, including changes to the laws regarding spousal maintenance. In order to enjoy the presumption that...
You might have heard the story of the attorney who was sanctioned for using legal research generated by ChatGPT, an open Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) website, and filed the AI brief into a lawsuit he was involved in. When the court researched the caselaw cited in the brief, the cases did...
In addition to the new employee misclassification laws (my summary of that law can be found here: https://hjlawbackup.sites.eightmoon.com/important-contractor-update-changes-to-employment-independent-contractor-laws/), another law was recently passed targeting insurance restoration contractors. Effective August 1, 2024, when signing a contract that involves insurance proceeds, the customer must be given a good faith estimate of total...
Your retirement account may be one of the most valuable things you own. Many people consider naming their children as the beneficiaries of these accounts because they think it is a way of easily transferring their wealth if something happens to them. However, there are several factors that make this...
The legislature enacted new spousal maintenance statutes that will take effect August 1, 2024. The first real change is that temporary or rehabilitative maintenance is now called “transitional,” and permanent maintenance is now called “indefinite.” These are more fitting labels, and it’s how I’ve explained the two types of maintenance...