https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles Find out about the latest at Conard Law. https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/what-are-my-rights-as-an-employee-under-covid-19-legislation.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles The world has dramatically changed in the last month, and employees and employers are scrambling to figure out what to do. For employees, the common question is, “what are my rights?” Well, they have changed. What do you need to be aware of? Sat, 28 Mar 2020 20:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/what-are-my-rights-as-an-employee-under-covid-19-legislation.html 2020-03-28T20:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/severance-agreements-during-covid-19.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles Mon, 23 Mar 2020 19:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/severance-agreements-during-covid-19.html 2020-03-23T19:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/coronavirus-update.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles Conard Nelson Schaffer is currently running remotely! We are running on all cylinders and we are here to serve our clients and prospective clients as we were previously. We are available by phone and email and are holding meetings virtually, via zoom. Please call or email John Conard at 612-808-9824 (tel:+1-612-808-9824) /john@conardfirm.com (mailto:john@conardfirm.com) with questions or legal issues. Thu, 19 Mar 2020 20:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/coronavirus-update.html 2020-03-19T20:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/am-i-a-whistleblower.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles Whistleblowers have received increased attention lately as we have been flooded with images of whistleblowers in today’s political fights. But the media rarely gives a thorough analysis of what it means to be a whistleblower, and the definition can vary depending on the context. Figuring out whether you’re a whistleblower in the employment context and protected by the Minnesota Whistleblower Act and other state and federal laws is complicated and requires careful analysis. Under the Minnesota Whistleblower Act, an employer cannot retaliate against an employee who reports illegal activity, or even suspected or planned illegal activity. The illegal activity doesn’t have to be criminal - it just has to violate a law or rule adopted pursuant to law. Once an employee makes a report, the employee is protected against retaliation by the Minnesota Whistleblower Act. If an employer retaliates against that employee for the employees report, the employee may have claims. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 21:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/am-i-a-whistleblower.html 2020-02-05T21:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/trial-victory.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles It’s finally time for me to share some of the details of our trial victory back in October. Another attorney and I were representing a whistleblower who worked for Dakota County. She had discovered and reported illegal activity within weeks of being hired by Dakota County. The illegal activity she discovered was already known, but no one was doing anything about it. So, my brave client reported the illegal activity again, because something needed to be done. Nothing was done. So she reported it again, and continued to ask people what should be done. Her supervisor, angry about my client’s reports, started to retaliate against her, starting holding her to a higher standard than her colleagues, and eventually made the case to get rid of my brave client. My client was brave, but Dakota County did terminate her, and then accused her of being a liar. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 21:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/trial-victory.html 2020-01-24T21:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/rosie-perez-testifies-in-weinstein-trial.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles For those of you watching the Harvey Weinstein trial, it’s quote a spectacle. Today, Rose Perez was called to testify about allegations made by Annabella Sciorra. Annabella testified about allegations that Weinstein raped her back in 1993. The only person she told - Rose Perez. Perez, in her testimony today, confirmed Sciorra’s testimony. Sciorra did call Perez in 1993 in tears and said she believed she was raped by Weinstein. Stay tuned. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 20:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/rosie-perez-testifies-in-weinstein-trial.html 2020-01-24T20:00:00Z https://www.conardfirm.com/about-us/news-articles/john-conard-teaches-more-young-lawyers.html?utm_source=conardfirm-web&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=articles John Conard is a faculty member at the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College. To commemorate the opening of this new trial firm, John flew to Atlanta to teach aspiring trial lawyers new techniques. Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:00:00 GMT about-us/news-articles/john-conard-teaches-more-young-lawyers.html 2020-01-24T19:00:00Z