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No Shirt, No Shoes…No Mask? What Your Restaurant Needs to Know About Mask Policies and Vaccination Statuses

As the country’s hospitality industry continues to open up, we at MMB have been inundated with questions about mask policies and vaccination statuses. Specifically, in the face of a rising delta variant — but…

Monroe Moxness Berg Welcomes New Attorney Mark Carpenter

Monroe Moxness Berg is pleased to announce that Mark Carpenter has joined the firm as an of counsel attorney in the Business Litigation practice group. Mark focuses his practice on commercial litigation, representing clients…

Illinois Court Decision Offers Hope to Commercial Tenants Seeking Rent Relief

A bankruptcy court in Illinois has held that a governor’s shut-down order, combined with a force majeure provision in a restaurant’s lease, partially excused the restaurant’s obligation to pay rent.* The case is significant…

U.S. SUPREME COURT EXPANDS FEDERAL ANTI-DISCRIMINATION LAWS

On June 15, 2020, in a case entitled Bostock v. Clayton County, the United States. Supreme Court ruled that an employer who fires an individual for being gay or transgender violates Title VII of…

THE MINNEAPOLIS SAFE AND SICK TIME ORDINANCE IS HERE TO STAY AND DOES NOT JUST APPLY TO BUSINESSES LOCATED IN MINNEAPOLIS

On June 10, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld a Minneapolis ordinance that governs safe and sick time for employees working in Minneapolis: Minnesota Chamber of Commerce v. City of Minneapolis, No. A18-0771 (Minn….

COVID-19 Insurance and Liability Questions

1. Are there any new insurance policies or endorsements available that would protect business owners against claims made by patrons, guests, or employees alleging exposure to and/or infection of the virus at their properties?…

COVID-19 and Business Interruption Insurance Coverage

Many property insurance policies contain coverage for certain types of business interruption. Business interruption insurance usually operates as a safety net to compensate business owners for losses when their place of business must temporarily…

Litigation in a Time of Pandemic

In recent weeks, we have received questions from clients regarding the effect of the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) on cases that are currently pending in the courts or disputes that might be headed toward litigation….

Minneapolis Minimum Wage Law Upheld

On January 22, the Minnesota Supreme Court upheld Minneapolis’ new $15 an hour minimum wage ordinance. The decision follows a three-year legal fight. The manufacturing and supplies company, Graco Inc., sued in 2017 to…

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