COVID-19

EMPLOYERS’ BIG DECISION – WHETHER TO MANDATE VACCINATION FOR EMPLOYEES

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Now that three COVID-19 vaccines have finally received emergency use authorization (“EUA”) from the Federal Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) and President Biden just announced that all eligible adults should be able to sign up for a vaccine appointment by May 1, the question employers have pondered for some time is ripe for decision: Can employers require their employees to get vaccinated? And the related questions: Can employers ask employees for proof of vaccination? Can employers prohibit employees from coming to the workplace without having been vaccinated? And can employers terminate employees who refuse to be vaccinated?

The short answer to all of the above is yes. But as with every employment decision, it comes with lots of caveats, careful navigation through the legal landscape, risk assessments, and employee morale considerations.

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Rebecca A. Peterson

Congratulations to LGN’s newest partner, Rebecca Peterson

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen is proud to announce that Rebecca Peterson is a partner in the firm’s class action group with a focus on consumer protection, product liability, and pet food regulation cases, and accompanying regulatory issues.

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen is proud to announce that Rebecca Peterson is a partner in the firm’s class action group with a focus on consumer protection, product liability, and pet food regulation cases, and accompanying regulatory issues.

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COVID-19

LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad recently chaired a full-day Employment Law program through Minnesota CLE on various topics relating to COVID-19

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Rachel A. Kitze Collins

LGN Attorney Rachel Kitze Collins Profiled in Lawyers of ACS

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LGN Attorney Rachel Kitze Collins serves as the Co-President of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Chapter of the American Constitution Society and was recently profiled in the January 2021 publication of Lawyers of ACS, a monthly publication by ACS National featuring ACS leaders and members from around the country, which is distributed to ACS Chapters in more than 50 cities across the United States.

The full feature can be found below and on the ACS website.

Lawyers of ACS, January 2021 – Rachel Kitzen Collins
My upbringing instilled in me a passion for social justice and a love of the environment. In college, political science and environmental studies were natural choices for my majors, although I resisted for a while the assumption that I would attend law school. But after internships in Washington, DC, at Environment America, a local nonprofit in Northfield, Minnesota, and in the legal clinics at William Mitchell College of Law (now Mitchell Hamline), I decided that pursuing a law degree was the best way to follow my passions and make a difference.

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News

LGN Attorneys File Amicus Brief on Behalf of COSAL

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LGN attorneys Charles Nauen, Heidi Silton, Joe Bruckner, Kristen Marttila, and Justin Erickson, on behalf of the Committee to Support the Antitrust Laws (“COSAL”), filed an amicus brief supporting the petition for rehearing en banc in the Eleventh Circuit in Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC. In Johnson, a divided panel categorically banned courts from granting service awards to class representatives.

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News

Former MN Speaker of the House and Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Conference of State Legislatures Join Primacy Strategy Group

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Former MN Speaker of the House and Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Conference of State Legislatures Join Primacy Strategy Group
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Former MN Speaker of the House and Former Deputy Executive Director of the National Conference of State Legislatures Join Primacy Strategy Group
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Uncategorized

Lockridge Grindal Nauen Attorneys Elected to Leadership Positions in Bar Associations in Minnesota

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen is proud to announce that two of our Attorneys have been elected to leadership positions in prominent Bar Associations in Minnesota.

LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner Elected President of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen is proud to announce that two of our Attorneys have been elected to leadership positions in prominent Bar Associations in Minnesota.

LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner Elected President of the Minnesota American Indian Bar Association

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Heidi M. Silton

Lockridge Grindal Nauen named a Best Law Firm For Women by Working Mother for Second Consecutive Year

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Hello colleagues, clients, and friends,

Along with my Partners at Lockridge Grindal Nauen, I am proud to announce Working Mother has named our firm among its “Best Law Firms for Women” for 2020, the second consecutive year the firm has received this honor.

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Hello colleagues, clients, and friends,

Along with my Partners at Lockridge Grindal Nauen, I am proud to announce Working Mother has named our firm among its “Best Law Firms for Women” for 2020, the second consecutive year the firm has received this honor.

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Antitrusts

LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner Appointed to Litigation Team in Juul Antitrust Litigation

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In a merit-based competition, LGN attorney Arielle Wagner was appointed to the Litigation Team in an e-cigarette antitrust suit against Juul and Altria. The suit alleges that Juul and Altria agreed not to compete in the e-cigarette market, in exchange for a large stock purchase in Juul, ultimately raising the price of e-cigarettes for consumers.

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In a merit-based competition, LGN attorney Arielle Wagner was appointed to the Litigation Team in an e-cigarette antitrust suit against Juul and Altria. The suit alleges that Juul and Altria agreed not to compete in the e-cigarette market, in exchange for a large stock purchase in Juul, ultimately raising the price of e-cigarettes for consumers.

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