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...
Is Your Wellness Program “Well” According to the EEOC? Part II Last year, we wrote about recent challenges by the EEOC to the lawfulness of company wellness programs under the Americans...
FAQ: Are Non-Compete Agreements Enforceable in Wisconsin? For some reason or another, we’ve experienced a significant up-tick in the number of times this question is coming up,...
So a Wisconsin Employee Shows Up on the Ashley Madison Hack Information… Last week, hackers dumped 9.7 gigabytes of account information from the Ashley Madison website. For those of you who don’t...
2015-2016 Wisconsin Legislature Update Part 2 This week, our legislative update continues with three more additions to the list of new proposals. In this post, we’ll...
2015-2016 Wisconsin Legislature Update Part 1 With the current Wisconsin legislature well under way, it is a good time to take a look at proposed and...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Adds New Twist to Restrictive Covenant Law Every few years the Wisconsin Supreme Court gives us a significant change or new addition to the law on restrictive...