Updates & Events

In a bold move, the Minnesota Legislature passed the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA), a controversial, comprehensive bill designed to further promote opportunities for women in the workplace.

Claims to cloned animals are not eligible for patent protection.

The Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA) recognized 67 current Fredrikson & Byron attorneys as North Star Lawyers.

Minnesota’s new minimum wage already is causing employers to ask many questions before its first effective date of August 1, 2014.

Fredrikson & Byron was named a member of Law360’s inaugural class of “2014 Ceiling Smashers,” which ranks the top 25 U.S.-based law firms for having the highest percentage of female partners.

College administrators, coaches and many of the rest of us were surprised to learn that scholarship football players at Northwestern University are “employees” for purposes of the National Labor Relations Act.

The USCIS announced on April 7, 2014, the H-1B cap for fiscal year 2015 has been reached.

Thomas R. Wilhelmy was recognized in Lawyer Monthly’s 2014 Leading Lawyer 250 issue.

Fredrikson & Byron acted as legal counsel for Techne Corporation in its $10 million equity investment in CyVek.

Attorney John R. Houston received a 2014 Client Choice Award in the General Corporate category for the state of Minnesota from the International Law Office and Lexology.