Kluver Law Office and Mediation Center PLLC

01/12/2022

We have been fielding many questions on how folks get around their employer's vaccine/testing requirement. Right now, the only way past a vaccine requirement is through a religious exemption. Such religious exemptions have been difficult to assert. We came across this article on the constitutionality of vaccine mandates and thought it was a good read. Whether you or I like the vaccine or not, right now, it is within the law for our employers to require it as a condition of employment.

The same arguments we see today thus failed over a century ago in Jacobson and vaccine resistance need not be tolerated when it allows disease to spread and imperil others.

05/25/2021

We opened to front door to let some sun and fresh air in today and these two cuties wandared in.

04/22/2021

03/30/2021

If you need assistance determining if your small business qualifies for the second round of the Payment Protection Program, we'd be happy to assist in the calculations as well as filling out the loan paperwork.

03/26/2021

Yesterday our family celebrated 7 years with Penny! Penny comes to our office every day and works hard, greeting clients and providing comfort to them during stressful times. Stop in and say hello to Penny!

03/12/2021

Kovid is in the house! He's sitting up front to greet clients and catching up on the latest court rulings! Stop in and say hello to Kovid today!

12/21/2020

Special thanks to Doug Kluver with Kluver Law Office and Mediation Center PLLC for helping WCCEO students learn about business entities and protecting assets. We appreciate your words of wisdom!

09/23/2020

07/25/2020

Pursuant to the Governor's Executive Order 30-81, all people entering Kluver Law Office will be required to wear a face covering that covers both their nose and mouth. If you believe you have a qualifying medical condition that exempts you from being required to wear a mask, please call ahead so we can make reasonable accommodations for you. We will however not allow you on premises without a proper mask absent prior accommodations. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided for you. We ask that you knock on the door and someone will bring the mask out to you.

05/19/2020

Those of us on Facebook have likely gotten a “friend request” from a person who we are already friends with or have seen a friend post: “don’t accept a friend request from me, I have been hacked.”

Setting up fake accounts to look like real accounts is called spoofing. Those behind the spoofing duplicate an account by using information that is available to the public including names, profile and cover photos, and friend lists.

Until recently, I have considered spoofing to be a mere annoyance. However, last fall we had someone into our office who was financially exploited by Facebook spoofing. The spoofer posed as a long lost friend from another state and used information he gathered to play on the sympathies of our client, alleging he suffered from a chronic illness. Our client then sent substantial sums of money to the spoofer.

Today I had a spoofer, posing as a friend, leave a comment on my profile picture telling me to add them to their new account. These scams will always evolve, so it is very important that you are vigilant.

What can you do to stop spoofing:
1. Update your Facebook privacy settings so that your friends list is only visible to you.
2. Check people out before you add them on Facebook. If they are already your friend, the new request is likely from a spoofer.
3. Report spoofers to the “Facebook Police” so that the profiles can be deleted before anyone is financially exploited.
4. Do not add spoofers as friends, this will open up your private information to them.
5. Review your login history, if it includes unknown locations or devices, you may have been hacked and you should change your password.
6. Do not send anyone money over social media.

How can you spot a spoofer:
1. They have very few Facebook friends.
2. They have very few posts.
3. They message you in a way that is not typical for your real friend.

Facebook spoofing is just one of many means people use to financially exploit others. If you receive a suspicious communication, we would be happy to review it for you and advise you if it is legitimate. We typically review these sort of communications at no cost.

04/07/2020

If you are a small business owner you may qualify for a loan under the Payment Protection Plan. The loan can be used to pay(among other expenses) salaries of employees, group health insurance premiums, retirement contributions, rent, mortgage payments, and utilities. If you use the money for qualified expenses the loan may be forgiven.

Your loan application needs to be submitted through a lender who is approved by the Small Business Association. We would recommend you contact Austin Hoehne at Minnwest Bank In Montevideo 320-269-6565 or Nolan Jasperson at Citizens Alliance Bank in Clara City 320-847-3702 for assistance with your loan.

03/26/2020

We have had many calls wondering how the Shelter at Home Executive Order and the COVID-19 pandemic affects their court ordered parenting time. Currently, we do not believe that the Shelter in Place Executive Order impacts court ordered parenting time. We are advising clients that parenting time needs to occur as ordered by the court. For families impacted by COVID-19 or a chronic illness that puts family members at increased risk of complications from COVID-19, we would urge families to work together the develop an alternate parenting time schedule that meets their family's needs.