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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...

Employment Law and the President Obama’s State of the Union

The State of the Union is always one of the major Presidential events of the year. The President gets to...

No More Teachers, No More Books, No More FMLA Days?

Cue the Alice Cooper. As many school seasons have concluded for the summer, questions may remain as to how FMLA...

FMLA Questions? Check Out This FMLA Guide

“Dad, what’s the FMLA?” “Well Johnny, someday when you’re older, you may need to take off of work time to time...

2012 FMLA Cases summarized by the ABA

Due to the FMLA’s highly technical nature, FMLA violations are fairly common. Thanks to the American Bar Association (ABA), you can take a...

New FMLA Forms and Workplace Poster

Regulation changes to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) went into effect on March 8th. Additional FMLA requirements on posters and...

Catching up with the FMLA

Recent developments with the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) have prompted us to take the time to update all of you. First,...

When Do Holidays Count as FMLA Leave?

With the holiday season in full swing, a common question asked is whether holidays can be counted against an employee’s...

2 Wrongs Can Make an FMLA-Right

In our last post, we explained how an employee can be both FMLA eligible and ineligible. We thought we’d continue...

An FMLA-Eligible, Ineligible Employee?

Yup, you heard right. This issue was most recently addressed in Pereda v. Brookdale Senior Living Communities, Inc., a case out...