Is Your Business A Small Business?

How a small business is defined depends on who is making that determination. The Small Business Administration defines a small business as businesses with 500 or less employees. The SBA has a number of size standards — including employee size and revenue size — depending on the industry. For the...

Severance Agreements

If you are threatened with being fired or laid off from your employment, I can assist you with the process of negotiating a severance agreement. A Minnesota Severance Package is offered for various reasons, but some of the reasons include: The Employer has a policy of offering employees a Minnesota...

Family Medical Leave Act

Generally, FMLA Leave is unpaid, but an employer can require employees use accrued vacation and sick leave to cover some or all of the FMLA Leave.  The use of paid benefits and FMLA would run concurrently and would not extend the length of the leave. An employer may require an...