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Waiting for Boot Camp: USERRA Protections While on the Delayed Entry Program
This post was originally published on February 6, 2018. Every year some 180,000 individuals enlist in the armed services, and another 20,000 seek commissions as officers. Typically, many of these individuals will not immediately leave for active duty but will instead...
Are the nitrate levels high in Shakopee’s water?
Review the report, “Quarterly Nitrate Testing Results: October 3, 2019” and decide for yourself.
What does Ehlers say about Shakopee’s water utility fees and charges?
At tonight’s Shakopee Public Utilities Commission meeting, a representative from Ehlers, Inc.*, an industry-leading municipal advisory firm, will be presenting the results of a study comparing Shakopee’s fees and rates to neighboring communities. This certainly sheds light on the current issues raised regarding our fees and charges.
The shocking truth about SPU electric rates
Shakopee’s citizens are now learning more about the economic realities and fairness of the Shakopee Public Utilities’ water fees and charges.
Squirrel!
But some are now shifting the debate to SPU’s electric rates, and claiming that “Xcel is cheaper than SPU.” Although the proposed petition…
Will Shakopee get hosed by the City Council?
After 68 years in existence, the Shakopee Public Utilities (SPU) Commission has been under attack by the City Council since its December 2018 meeting. Partly about policy, these attacks have degenerated into ad hominem attacks against the Commissioners by suggestions of incompetence, unprofessionalism, and, just recently, self-dealing or corruption. Indeed, the City staff has resorted to suggestive language…
MN-DEED Publishes USERRA Guidance for Employers
For those who have not dealt with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (MN DEED), you would be proud to know that our tax dollars are well spent on these knowledgeable and professional public servants. Over the years Minnesota ESGR has...
Employer’s Heightened Burdens Under USERRA Discrimination Claim: Case Note
Introduction The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) is the latest in a series of laws that have protected servicemembers' reemployment rights and from discrimination based upon their uniformed service. USERRA is specifically...
“Friendly Fire” in the Workplace: USERRA and Hostile Work Environment Claims
Since the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was enacted in 1994, plaintiff servicemembers have tried to incorporate the “hostile work environment” concept used in other federal employment laws in claims involving discriminatory conduct...
Is your business violating USERRA? #2
How much time do you have to provide your employee before and after military service? As mentioned in my previous post, I recently had the honor of presenting USERRA briefings to servicemembers from the local Reserve units of the Marines, Navy and Air Force. Another...
USERRA Guidance: Critical Issues and Tips for Those Employing Servicemembers
To educate and inform servicemembers and their civilian employers, I prepared a summary of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA") for a Continuing Legal Education course I presented on November 3, 2016. You can download this...
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Waiting for Boot Camp: USERRA Protections While on the Delayed Entry Program
This post was originally published on February 6, 2018. Every year some 180,000 individuals enlist in the armed services, and another 20,000 seek commissions as officers. Typically, many of these...
Are the nitrate levels high in Shakopee’s water?
Review the report, “Quarterly Nitrate Testing Results: October 3, 2019” and decide for yourself.
What does Ehlers say about Shakopee’s water utility fees and charges?
At tonight’s Shakopee Public Utilities Commission meeting, a representative from Ehlers, Inc.*, an industry-leading municipal advisory firm, will be presenting the results of a study comparing Shakopee’s fees and rates to neighboring communities. This certainly sheds light on the current issues raised regarding our fees and charges.
The shocking truth about SPU electric rates
Shakopee’s citizens are now learning more about the economic realities and fairness of the Shakopee Public Utilities’ water fees and charges.
Squirrel!
But some are now shifting the debate to SPU’s electric rates, and claiming that “Xcel is cheaper than SPU.” Although the proposed petition…
Will Shakopee get hosed by the City Council?
After 68 years in existence, the Shakopee Public Utilities (SPU) Commission has been under attack by the City Council since its December 2018 meeting. Partly about policy, these attacks have degenerated into ad hominem attacks against the Commissioners by suggestions of incompetence, unprofessionalism, and, just recently, self-dealing or corruption. Indeed, the City staff has resorted to suggestive language…
MN-DEED Publishes USERRA Guidance for Employers
For those who have not dealt with the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (MN DEED), you would be proud to know that our tax dollars are well spent on these knowledgeable and...
Employer’s Heightened Burdens Under USERRA Discrimination Claim: Case Note
Introduction The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) is the latest in a series of laws that have protected servicemembers' reemployment rights and from...
“Friendly Fire” in the Workplace: USERRA and Hostile Work Environment Claims
Since the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) was enacted in 1994, plaintiff servicemembers have tried to incorporate the “hostile work environment” concept used in...
Is your business violating USERRA? #2
How much time do you have to provide your employee before and after military service? As mentioned in my previous post, I recently had the honor of presenting USERRA briefings to servicemembers from...
USERRA Guidance: Critical Issues and Tips for Those Employing Servicemembers
To educate and inform servicemembers and their civilian employers, I prepared a summary of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 ("USERRA") for a Continuing Legal...
General Legal Issues
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