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Month: November 2018

  • My Notary is RULONA 🍋 and they live on the Second Floor

    My Notary is RULONA 🍋 and they live on the Second Floor

    RULONA is a fancy acronym sweeping through Minnesota.  If you are wondering what the fuss is all about, RULONA stands for the Revised Uniform Law on Notarial Acts.

    Starting in January, the laws for notaries will be changing. Like you, I am interested in these rule changes.

    A lot of people rely on this rule for their estate plan, real estate transactions, affidavits, and business dealings.  As described by various public service websites, RULONA replaces the existing Chapters 358 on notaries, and includes the Remote Online Notarization Act.

    In my experience, far too many people take for granted the rules imposed upon a notary.  Nonetheless, take a quick peak at a few of the changes impacting nearly all of us.

    RULONA Headlines

    Here are a few headlines regarding this update to Minnesota’s notary rules:

    • It creates a more detailed “Remote Online Notarization Act”,
    • Provides feedback on recording,
    • Outlines who is authorized to perform notary acts, and
    • Develops a “security” process for a stamp.

    Of course, there are many more highlights, which were described by Minnesota’s legislature here.

  • Happy Thanksgiving To You and Your Family

    Thanksgiving is a very special day for those serving in our armed forces.  For one, it is generally a day of rest.  But, it is also a day for spending time with other members of the military followed by a wonderful meal.

    Even though I was away from home, my experiences were always very positive. Of course, not everybody in the military is able to rest or spend today with their family and friends.  For these special people, we are very grateful and saying thank you is hardly enough, but it is a start.

    Happy Thanksgiving to You and Your Family.

  • Public Information Gone Bad In An Unemployment Appeal

    Public Information Gone Bad In An Unemployment Appeal

    If you are unfamiliar with Minnesota rule 3310.2917, it suggests the following:  

    Hearings are not public. Only parties, their representatives and witnesses, and authorized department personnel are permitted to participate in or listen to hearings”

    Public Information:  Bad Example

    Consider a case called Jezierski v. St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic Health Sys. (Corp), No. A18-0104, 2018 Minn. App. Unpub. LEXIS 860 (Oct. 1, 2018).  

    As an attorney, I am constantly studying other cases.  It is very defeating when I see applicants, employees, and workers focused on winning versus making the right argument in favor of a claim.  

    When applicants file an unemployment appeal and a panel of judges offer their opinion, employees are at their mercy. In other words, their decision, is searchable.  This is true because there was an appeal to Minnesota’s second highest court.  And, employers are using public decisions to make longterm decisions.  

    If you put yourself in the employee’s shoes, would you have made a different decision about displaying public information?

    Winning vs. Appealing

    Presenting winning arguments and appealing to win are different.  This is even more true when a case has the potential of creating public information.  

    If you need help weighing the pros and cons of an appeal, then please consider reaching out for support.