Posts by Ben Kleinjan
How do I pay the Nursing Home?
Nursing home care is expensive. Everybody knows it. Typical full-time, institutional care can cost between $60,000 and $100,000 per year, and costs continue to go up every year. Do you or your parents have a million dollars saved away to pay for five years of nursing home care? Do you have enough saved up for…
Read MoreOvertime Overhaul: UPDATE
A last minute development has changed the way the entire country is thinking about handling overtime.
Read MoreOvertime Overhaul
Last Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the US Department of Labor provided some new rules that expand overtime pay eligibility for certain employees who aren’t currently required to get overtime. The rules become effective on December 1, 2016, and are estimated to impact over 9,000 South Dakotans. Do these rules apply to your business or employees?
Read MoreRestraining orders: Do I need a lawyer?
South Dakota allows domestic violence or stalking victims to get protection orders, sometimes called restraining orders. The system often succeeds in protecting potential victims. Unfortunately, the process can be abused. One recent case illustrates how a lawyer protected the integrity of the hearing process.
Read MoreSD Supreme Court issues DUI opinion affecting CDL drivers
What looked like a straightforward traffic ticket ultimately destroyed a truck driver’s livelihood.On March 16, 2016, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued an opinion that should send an important message to CDL drivers everywhere.
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