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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad featured in MPR News

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Susan Ellingstad

Biden’s vaccine mandates: What you need to know

Millions of Americans will be subject to new vaccine mandates issued by President Joe Biden, including more than 1.4 million workers in Minnesota.

The announcement this week comes as the highly contagious delta variant continues to sweep the nation, putting unvaccinated people at higher risk of hospitalization and death.

Biden only described his plan in broad strokes during a White House press conference Thursday, but the strategy is already drawing applause from some corners — and a lot of questions from others.

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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad featured in StarTribune

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What Biden’s sweeping new vaccine mandate means for Minnesota businesses

Susan Ellingstad

Minnesota employers, many of whom had been wary of instituting vaccine mandates of their own, were scrambling on Friday to understand how and when they will have to implement new federal guidelines that will require them to do just that.

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced sweeping new federal regulations that will require employers with more than 100 workers to require immunizations or weekly testing. It’s a big move aimed at curbing the recent surge in COVID cases and hospitalizations mostly among the unvaccinated.

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LGN Attorney to serve on Judicial Selection Committee for Vacancy on Federal District Court

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Arielle Wagner

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced the formation of a judicial selection committee to assist them in making recommendations to President Biden to fill a vacancy on Minnesota’s federal district court.

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14 LGN Attorneys Named Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for 2021

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Lockridge Grindal Nauen is proud to announce that fourteen of the firm’s attorneys were selected as 2021 Minnesota Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers recognizes the top 5% of outstanding lawyers in each state, who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement, from more than 70 practice areas.

The Rising Stars recognition is given to the top 2.5% of up-and-coming attorneys in the state who are either 40 years or younger, or who have been practicing for 10 years or less.

The selection process is multi-phased including independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

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LGN Adopts Anti-Racism Resolution

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WHEREAS, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P. recognizes that there has been systemic and structural racism, overt and implicit bias, and other unjust prejudices and practices that have led and continue to lead to racial inequities throughout society and the legal profession; and

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LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner Named an Up & Coming Attorney

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Arielle Wagner

Congratulations to LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner who has been recognized as an “Up & Coming Attorney” in 2021 by Minnesota Lawyer! Minnesota Lawyer recognizes a group of new attorneys for their significant professional accomplishments, leadership in our community, and commitment to the profession within their first 10 years of practice.

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Antitrust Summer Series: Careers in Antitrust Panel

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Arielle Wagner

LGN Attorney Arielle Wagner will be a panelist at the American Bar Association’s upcoming “Careers in Antitrust” panel this Thursday, July 15th. The Careers in Antitrust Panel will feature Arielle and other emerging leaders in the antitrust and consumer protection practices talking about their respective experiences and career journeys.

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LGN Attorney Kate Baxter-Kauf Speaks at Class Action Money & Ethics Conference

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Partner Kate Baxter-Kauf, who practices in the firm’s data breach, antitrust law, business litigation, and securities litigation practice groups, recently presented at the Class Action Money & Ethics Conference, presented by Beard Group, Inc.

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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad featured in StarTribune

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Hospitals and nursing homes around Minnesota are not mandating that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine — yet.

Following a closely watched legal battle over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff at a Houston health system — a battle that the hospital won — no hospital or nursing home in Minnesota has imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its workers, people in the industry say.

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Hospitals and nursing homes around Minnesota are not mandating that employees get the COVID-19 vaccine — yet.

Following a closely watched legal battle over a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for staff at a Houston health system — a battle that the hospital won — no hospital or nursing home in Minnesota has imposed a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on its workers, people in the industry say.

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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad featured in Wall Street Journal

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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article discussing the role that employers have in ensuring a high percentage of the population gets vaccinated in an effort to curb the pandemic.

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LGN Partner Susan Ellingstad was recently featured in a Wall Street Journal article discussing the role that employers have in ensuring a high percentage of the population gets vaccinated in an effort to curb the pandemic.

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