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TO APPEAL OR NOT TO APPEAL AN UNFAVORABLE HEARING DECISION? SOCIAL SECURITY’S NEW GUIDELINES COMPLICATE THE ANSWER
It has been a practice of some social security disability representatives to file both a new application for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Supplemental...
COURT HOLDS THAT THE RIGHT TO ACT COLLECTIVELY CANNOT BE WAIVED
Since the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Conception, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), there has been a significant amount of...
WILL MY PAST HAUNT ME FOREVER?
Many employees or potential employees are rightly concerned that their arrest or conviction records could be used against them by current or potential employers. Fortunately,...
WORKERS WHO FILE WAGE COMPLAINTS ARE PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION
Both Wisconsin law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protect employees from acts of retaliation because they filed a complaint to recover unpaid...
DOL ANNOUNCES $715,000 SETTLEMENT IN CALL CENTER INVESTIGATION
The Department of Labor (DOL) recently concluded an investigation of Hilton Reservations Worldwide, LLC, and found that its 2,645 current and former call center employees are...
CAN EMPLOYERS AUTOMATICALLY DEDUCT MEAL BREAKS FROM MY PAY?
In some industries, it is common for employers to automatically deduct a 30 minute unpaid meal period from their employees’ pay during each shift they...
EMPLOYERS ARE REQUIRED TO PAY FOR CERTAIN TRAVEL TIME
A little known rule exists both within Wisconsin and the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) which requires employers to pay non-exempt employees for certain...