by Walcheske & Luzi, LLC | May 3, 2017 | Wisconsin Employment Law Blog
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits sex discrimination in pay for completing the same work. An employer has multiple statutory defenses at its disposal, including that the differential is “based on any other factor other than sex.” The recent Ninth Circuit Court of...
by Walcheske & Luzi, LLC | Apr 12, 2016 | Wisconsin Employment Law Blog
The last general-business floor period for the 2015-2016 Wisconsin Legislature ended on April 7, 2016. As the last general-business floor period for this two-year term, it is unlikely we will see any new employment-related legislation from Wisconsin this year....
by Walcheske & Luzi, LLC | May 20, 2015 | Wisconsin Employment Law Blog
This week, our legislative update continues with three more additions to the list of new proposals. In this post, we’ll also tackle two of the most controversial topics taken up by the Wisconsin legislature. One of these, popularly titled “right to work” legislation,...
by Walcheske & Luzi, LLC | May 8, 2015 | Wisconsin Employment Law Blog
With the current Wisconsin legislature well under way, it is a good time to take a look at proposed and passed bills affecting labor and employment laws. Some of these are very likely to pass, while others stand little chance of becoming law given the political makeup...
by Walcheske & Luzi, LLC | Feb 5, 2015 | Wisconsin Employment Law Blog
Most employers know about the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the state Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division. These are the federal and state agencies that process complaints of unlawful employment discrimination under federal...