Category: Transportation Law
BGS Attorney Named to New Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation Board
September 3, 2019 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.Barna Guzy & Steffen is pleased to announce that shareholder Carole Clark Isakson has been invited to join the newly formed board of directors for the Minnesota Trucking Association Foundation (the MTAF). Through the Foundation the MTA will better support and promote its strategic objectives: safety, workforce development, efficiency & innovation and leadership in Minnesota’s trucking industry. With almost three decades of representing trucking companies based in Minnesota, Isakson looks forward to being a contributing member of the MTAF and its operation. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation the MTAF will develop and operate programs that promote safe driving, help meet driver needs, and assist the industry with logistics needs. Did you know that in Minnesota 78{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of total manufactured tonnage is transported by truck? Or that 68{a0c01d20c42349884e67ff80c137866b0a9fe47aaae8f8a86a605a369ae487c3} of Minnesota communities depend exclusively on trucks to move their goods? Truck transportation plays a huge role in Minnesota’s economy, and the MTA’s formation of a charitable foundation will provide yet another vehicle for improving not only the industry, but the lives of those involved as employees and customers alike. Isakson is looking forward to her role with the MTAF, and BGS is proud to continue to support this important industry
Read MoreBGS Transportation Attorneys in Duluth!
July 31, 2019 | Barna, Guzy & Steffen, Ltd.BGS Transportation lawyers Jim Wills, Nicole Wiebold, and Carole Isakson attended the annual golf event of the Duluth Superior Transportation Association on July 19th. As always, it was great event! Jim, Nicole and Carole enjoyed catching up with clients and other trucking professionals, and although Jim’s foursome didn’t win the grand prize, they had a great time. BGS is a proud member of the Duluth Superior Transportation Association and appreciates the super awesome work this group does to educate and promote its members.
Read MoreWhat Drivers and Employers Need to Know About the New MN Hands Free Law
July 26, 2019 | Scott M. LepakBefore we get started, the employment law attorneys at BGS would like to thank our clients (old and new) for the massive response and positive feedback on the MN Wage Theft Law blog. We have not been able to verify rumors that the legislature decided that employers didn’t have enough to do going into the last legislative session and did their best to remedy that concern. Come to think of it, we would like to thank the legislature for making sure we never run short of business.The next big thing for drivers and Minnesota employers that came about in the last legislative session was the hands free law. The hands free law comes into effect next month (August 1) and will affect drivers and many employers across Minnesota. Fortunately, this law presents a more straightforward issue for employers than the often murky wage theft law requirements. The hands free laws (Minn. Stat. §§ 169.011, subd. 94 and 169.475) aim to ensure roads are safe from technologically distracted drivers. Starting August 1, 2019, law enforcement will be pulling folks over for speaking on the phone, listening to music, podcasts, or the most recent bestseller, as well as watching videos or looking at pictures, games or software applications if these drivers have their phones in…
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