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Minnesota Issues COVID-19 "Stay At Home" Order, Continues Public Place Closures, and Imposes Distance Learning
Governor Walz Issues Stay At Home Order, Continues Public Place Closures and Mandates Distance Learning Minnesotans ordered...
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Wisconsin Issues "Safer At Home" Order - Legal Services Deemed Essential
Today the Wisconsin Department of Health Services issued Emergency Order #12, entitled the " Safer At Home Order....
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COVID-19 and Your Contracts
COVID-19 and Your Contracts. Force Majeure - An Obscure Contract Provision with Big Implications As the...
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MN State Bar Assn requests Governor Walz deem legal services as "essential services" in event of lockdown
On March 21, 2020, the President of the Minnesota State Bar Association issued a letter to Governor Walz requesting that legal...
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[UPDATED] OLWK Education Law Attorneys Release COVID-19 Toolkit for Minnesota Schools
COVID-19 Toolkit for Minnesota Schools March 21, 2020 [UPDATED March 27, 2020] As you conduct preparations...
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Governor Walz Signs Executive Order Banning Price Gouging During COVID-19 State of Emergency
On March 20, 2020, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-10 banning price gouging. The Order takes...
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Chief Justice Gildea Asks Legislators for Changes to Certain Deadlines Due to COVID-19
On March 19, 2020, Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Lorie Gildea asked legislative leaders to toll certain deadlines during the...
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OLWK's Response to COVID-19
Please be assured that we have developed preparations to ensure continuity of service to our clients in response to the COVID-19...
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Workers' Compensation and COVID-19 -- OLWK Responds to Frequently Asked Questions
The novel coronavirus, “COVID-19,” is raising a plethora of concerns, issues and action plans around the world and...
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Conor O’Meara Highlighted in Local News for his New Radio Show - Conor's Corner
Conor O’Meara and his new weekly radio show, Conor’s Corner, is highlighted in the latest issue of Saint...
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Michael M. Skram to Present at MDLA Conference
OLWK Shareholder Michael M. Skram will be presenting a mock summary judgment motion at the 2020 Minnesota Defense Lawyers...
Read MoreMinnesota Supreme Court holds Minn. Stat. § 604.02, subd. 1 does not apply in workplace injury cases to limit a third-party tortfeasor’s liability
Late last year, the Minnesota Supreme Court held in Fish v. Ramler Trucking, Inc. , 935 N.W.2d 738 (2019)...
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