Minnesota continues to expand leave benefits for employees caring for themselves and family members. With the passage of earned sick and safe time and the increased eligibility for pregnancy and parenting leave, Minnesota created a paid family and medical leave (“MNFML”) benefits program. This article highlights quick facts about MNFML. Beginning January 1, 2026, MNFML...

Mankato, MN (October 30, 2023) – Gislason & Hunter LLP is pleased to welcome three attorneys to their firm—Jacob J. Brekke, Adam N. Froehlich and Trey V. Perez. Brekke and Perez will practice out of the New Ulm office and Froehlich will practice out of the Mankato location. Perez will focus his practice on business...

One of the newest growing trends in Minnesota farm divorces involves both divorcing parties seeking to acquire the farm operation’s productive assets (land, machinery, equipment, etc.). In the past, it was typically presumed that the “farming spouse” will end up with the productive farm assets while the “nonfarming spouse” will receive fair compensation using other...

During the Ag Lending Conference on September 7th, I reported that an injunction had been entered in Texas preventing the CFPB from enforcing Rule 1071 against the parties to that case. I also mentioned a pending Kentucky case motion requesting the same relief from members of the Kentucky Bankers Association. At that time, I stated...

Portions reprinted with permission from the Minnesota Bankers Association On July 31, a federal court in Texas issued an injunction preventing the CFPB from enforcing its 1071 rule until the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the constitutionality of the CFPB’s funding structure in a separate case. That ruling is expected in the summer of 2024....

Previous readers of Gislason & Hunter’s Financial Newsletter may recall discussion of a recent case decided by the Minnesota Court of Appeals regarding considerations to make in determining whether a grain bin is a fixture (and thus part of the real estate that can be pledged through a mortgage) or is personal property (and thus...

In this issue: Potential Opportunities in Legalization: Financial Services and Minnesota’s Legalization of Cannabis Non-Compete Agreements Void in Employment Agreements Oberg Revisited: Proceedings to Determine the Property Status of Grain Bins Read Full Newsletter