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Retaliation claims against employers are on the rise, as the statistics from the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) show. In fiscal year 2018, for example, total retaliation claims appeared in 51.6% of charges filed with the EEOC, totaling a…

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As the school season returns, parents and children are buying pencils, pens, notebooks, and dorm room and other supplies to prepare for the year to come. However, not many parents’ school supply lists consist of a General Durable Power of…

Workers in South Dakota are employed on an “at will” basis, meaning that employers may terminate an employee for any reason or no reason at all, so long as the reason for termination is not illegal. Some of the more…

The 79th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is upon us. With it come thousands of bikers. And while we all do our best to drive even more safely and cautiously during this time, there will inevitably be a few accidents during this…

Thirteen of the Firm’s lawyers have been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America® list. In addition, two lawyers earned recognition as “Lawyer of the Year,” a prestigious distinction, since only one attorney is recognized as the “Lawyer of…

You work in Human Resources for your organization and your office receives a complaint from a female employee. She alleges that her male supervisor, the Vice President of Communications, has made “inappropriate comments” to her and touched her in ways…

July 1st marks the date that laws passed by the South Dakota legislature take effect. Some of the changes, such as those impacting conceal carry issues, are reported by news sources, but there are other changes that may have additional…

Join Lynn Jackson attorney, Drew Skjoldal, along with Melissa Hampton with Edward Jones for a free seminar on estate planning on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 at 6:00 PM at The Local at 1064 Main Street in Sturgis. There is no…

2019 Great Plains Super Lawyers®: Thomas G. Fritz, Rapid City, SDCivil Litigation, Business Litigation Haven L. Stuck, Rapid City, SDReal Estate, Energy & Natural Resources, Business/Corporate Michael L. Luce, Sioux Falls, SD Business Litigation, Civil Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution R.…