Business Litigation And Counsel
On May 21, 2018, a closely divided Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated decision holding that arbitration agreements containing class and collective action waivers must be enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act (the “FAA”), 9 U.S.C. 1, et seq. Writing for the Court, Justice Neil Gorsuch ruled that neither the FAA’s savings clause nor the National Labor Relations Act nullified the…
In recent years, a number of states and localities have passed regulations on the ability of employers to inquire into the criminal and work history of potential employees. The highest-profile of these movements has been the so-called “ban the box” effort, which seeks to bar employers from inquiring into whether applicants had been arrested or convicted of a crime in…
Troy Hutchinson once again received recognition on the Minnesota Super Lawyers® list for 2018. The list is published in Minnesota Super Lawyers magazine, Mpls. St. Paul Magazine, and Twin Cities Business magazine. Minnesota Super Lawyers is a designation given to only 5 percent of Minnesota attorneys each year. This is the sixth straight year Troy has been named to this distinguished group.…
Erin Hutchinson presents at the MSBA Antitrust Section’s CLE on Wednesday March 21st, a program designed to help in-house counsel and general commercial lawyers identify antitrust concerns that arise in common commercial contracts, policy documents and negotiations. Eric Olson assisted in the presentation materials and brings the examples to life with his research and case law examples.