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Looking Into the Restrictive Covenant Crystal Ball: Wisconsin Supreme Court Oral Argument in The Manitowoc Co. Inc. v. Lanning

During presentations I lead on non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, I frequently point out that employers need to have these contracts...

When is Unequal Pay Not a Violation of the Equal Pay Act?

The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits sex discrimination in pay for completing the same work. An employer has multiple...

Paid Family and Medical Leave Introduced in Wisconsin

Late last week, a group of Democratic state senators in Wisconsin introduced a bill to provide for paid family and...

Compensatory Time Coming to a Workplace Near You?

One of the intriguing employment law proposals making its way through Congress is the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017....

Seventh Circuit Declares Sexual Orientation Protected by Title VII

In a historic decision yesterday, the Seventh Circuit determined in Hively v. Ivy Tech Community College (opinion here) that sexual...

Congress Poised to Add a New Reason for FMLA Leave in 2017

While adding a new employment entitlement would seem unlikely given the current political makeup of the federal government, both the...

Is A Defend Trade Secrets Act Seizure Order Rarer Than a Bears Super Bowl Victory?

Last year on May 11, 2016, the federal government waded into the trade secret pool and passed the Defend Trade...

Be Careful Before Taking a CIA Approach to Investigate FMLA Abuse

WikiLeaks made rather shocking news yesterday with the publication of documents purportedly showing that the CIA possessed the tools to...

Responding to “Leaks” in the Workplace

Last week, President Trump made news when he decried “leaks” of information to news media that allegedly occurred within other...