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Eighth Circuit Opens Door to Protecting Company Without Restrictive Covenant Rules

Restrictive covenants are all the rage these days. These agreements put into place restrictions on when and where an employee...

Wisconsin Court of Appeals Reviews “Substantial Fault” Exclusion to Unemployment Benefits

Last week, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District IV, in Operton v. LIRC, reversed multiple lower tribunal decisions that denied...

New Wisconsin Employment Legislation from 2015-2016 Legislature

The last general-business floor period for the 2015-2016 Wisconsin Legislature ended on April 7, 2016. As the last general-business floor...

WWJ(G)D? Justice Garland and Telecommuting as a Reasonable Accommodation

On March 16, 2016, President Obama nominated the Honorable Merrick B. Garland, Chief Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals...

“Much smoke but little demonstrated fire” – Post-Employment Competition Claims and Ikaria, Inc. v. Montgomery, et al.

In a new opinion from the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Ikaria, Inc. v. Mongomery, et al., employers are reminded that...

Latest EEOC Enforcement Data Continues to Highlight Retaliation and Disability Charges

This month, the EEOC released its 2015 enforcement and litigation data to the public. The enforcement data provides great insight...

Four Employment Law Cases That Could Shift With a New SCOTUS Justice

This past weekend the nation was shocked with the news of legal titan Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing. Love him or...

In the News: Prayer Breaks and Religious Accommodations

Last week, local manufacturer Ariens Co. made headlines when it fired seven Muslim employees for taking unscheduled prayer breaks in...

DOL Highlights Joint Employer Liability Under FLSA

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recently called attention to joint employer relationships through an administrator’s interpretation issued on January 20,...

The Supreme Court’s Latest and just what is a Rule 68 Offer of Judgment Anyway?

Chances are that if you’ve paid any attention to the rising number of Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) class and...