Emily Butzi Emily Butzi Emily is a Paralegal at Trepanier MacGillis Battina, and recently graduated with honors from the Paralegal program at North Hennepin Community College in Brooklyn Park, MN. Emily is originally from the Seattle area. Prior to moving into the legal field, she worked for over a decade as a stage manager in […]
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Minnesota copyright attorney Christopher T. Porter examines the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit case of Thaler v. Perlmutter and the human authorship requirement under the Copyright Act. Call 612.455.6218,
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Minnesota employment attorney Christopher T. Porter addresses the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Call 612.455.6218,
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Minnesota employment attorney Christopher T. Porter addresses the Minnesota Human Rights Act. Call 612.455.6218,
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Minnesota copyright attorney Christopher T. Porter discusses the United States Supreme Court decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy. Call 612.455.6218.
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Minnesota copyright attorney Christopher T. Porter discusses the basics of copyright law. Call 612.455.6218.
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Minnesota unpaid wages attorney Craig W. Trepanier answers questions about unpaid wages and Conciliation Court. Call 612.455.0502.
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At some point you or someone you know may become a party to a lawsuit. Lawsuits typically follow a common path. Although the rules and procedures that apply to each case may differ slightly depending on the type of case and jurisdiction, the most common and basic structure of a lawsuit involves initial pleadings, discovery, […]
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Minnesota employment attorney Craig W. Trepanier answers questions about the Minnesota Personnel Records Act. Call 612.455.0502.
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Minnesota sales representative attorney Craig W. Trepanier explains Michigan’s sales representative statutes. Call 612.455.0502.
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This article was originally published on July 29, 2015, and has been updated through July 1, 2023. Both federal and Minnesota law require employers to pay overtime pay to certain employees. There are exemptions, however, for employees holding certain types of positions. Two such exemptions are those covering “bona fide executives” and certain “business owners.” This […]
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This article was originally published on August 1, 2014, and has been updated through July 1, 2023. Pursuant to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), covered employees in the United States generally must be paid at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour for all hours worked and overtime pay at time […]
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The Minnesota legislature has passed a bill aimed at combatting the dissemination of “deep fake” videos and images. The bill was passed 131 to zero and is expected to be signed into law by Governor Walz within days. Anticipating what is expected to be an explosion in the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to create […]
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