As in Minnesota, national Republicans scored a major victory by reclaiming majority status in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Non-qualified deferred compensation plans have been subjected to the 409A regulations for several years.

The Federal Trade Commission has once again announced that it will delay enforcement of the Red Flags Rules until June 1, 2010, as applicable to financial institutions and creditors.

In news related to non-competition agreements, proposed constitutional changes in Georgia could make it much easier to enforce this type of agreement in that state.

The state of Maryland has adopted amendments to its Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law to make delivery requirements under this law consistent with the FTC’s Amended Franchise Rule.

Amendments to the State of Maryland’s Franchise Registration and Disclosure Law are set to go into effect on October 1, 2010.

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed a race discrimination case based on the employer’s criminal records policy (EEOC v. Con-Way Express Inc., 09-2926-2930 (8th Cir. Sept. 22, 2010)).

Certain employees are required to post the OSHA Form 300A (Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illness) according to OSHA’s recordkeeping rules.

The total number of reported non-fatal, work-related injuries and illnesses that required time off to recuperate declined in 2009 by nine percent.

Minnesota's political landscape has been altered very dramatically based on yesterday's election results, though not exactly in the manner most pundits had expected.

The provisions of New Brunswick Franchises Act, applicable to franchises to be operated wholly or partially within the Canadian province of New Brunswick, will become effective on February 1, 2011.

Federal contractors and subcontractors are now required to post a notice informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act ("NLRA"). This notice is prescribed by the Department of Labor ("DOL").

One of the elements of the Health Care Reform was to require that employer health plans not be discriminatory in favor of the highly compensated employers.

In late January, the United States Department of Labor’s OSHA withdrew two controversial proposals: (1) the proposed interpretation on occupational noise, and (2) the proposed column for work-related musculoskeletal disorders on the Form 300

The Minnesota Court of Appeals recently held that a single absence by an employee did not constitute misconduct sufficient to disqualify the employee from receiving unemployment compensation.

Last year, the American Recovery & Relief Act ("ARRA") provided a federal subsidy of 65 percent of the COBRA health premium for individuals who were involuntarily terminated from employment.

A new bill was signed into law at the end of 2010, providing clarification to the controversial Red Flags Rule. The Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010 was adopted on December 18, 2010, in order to clarify the application of the law and eliminate confusion over the types of businesses that are subject to it.

With all precincts accounted for, the race for governor of Minnesota is too close to call: Mark Dayton holds a narrow lead of approximately 9,000 votes over Tom Emmer out of 2,099,796 votes cast in yesterday's election.

Effective August 1, 2009, the interest rate on judgments greater than $50,000 entered in Minnesota courts will increase from 4 percent to 10 percent.

The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 added a provision that 401(k) plans that have a Roth deferral option can permit in-plan conversions of non-Roth funds to the Roth account.