Minnesota Builders Challenge Misclassification Law
February 18th, 2025
Contributor: Colin Stephenson
TL;DR: Pending lawsuit could delay some misclassification measures, but contractors should keep preparing for March to come in like a lion. Many Minnesota building contractors have spent the winter wondering whether March would “come in like a lion…
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FinCEN Updates: BOI Filing
December 23rd, 2024
Contributor: John Greniuk
Ongoing litigation in Texas stops the clock on BOI filing for small businesses. The U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction suspending enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”):…
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Categories: Business
Misclassification Law Will Transform the MN Construction Industry
May 28th, 2024
TL;DR The Employee Misclassification Law will transform the MN construction industry. The agencies involved have extraordinary powers to police it. Contractors need to be prepared to provide extensive documentation on demand to avoid potentially crus…
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HF 4444: Encouraging Developments for MN Independent Contractors
April 24th, 2024
TL;DR A handful of significant alterations to HF 4444 in recent days have improved the outlook for MN independent contractors. Although the fundamentals of the bill remain the same, and MN independent contractors still need clarification in multiple…
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Categories: Construction
2023 Wage Theft Law: What Do Contractors Need to Know?
December 19th, 2023
Minnesota Statute § 181.165, also known as the 2023 wage theft law, is a new statute that directly impacts the construction industry in Minnesota, which boils down to how you classify the folks working with you. The ideology behind this new law was…
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Categories: Construction
