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Supreme Court to Decide Whether an Employer is Required to Accommodate a Pregnant Worker’s Medical Restrictions
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Young v. UPS, a case involving an employer’s denial of a pregnant employee’s request for...
What Delivery Drivers and Other Employees Should Know About Expenses and Minimum Wage
Many delivery drivers are expected to use their own vehicles and pay for their own gas in order to perform their jobs. Other types of...
La Fuente Restaurant Class Action Settlement On Behalf Of Waiters and Waitresses Approved By Court
Judge Rudolph T. Randa of the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted final approval of a $235,000 class action settlement on behalf of waiters and waitresses...
Court Grants Final Approval For Settlement On Behalf Of Security Officers Required To Attend Unpaid Training
Judge William Conley has granted final approval to a $150,000 settlement on behalf of security officers working for Total Security Management in Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,...
Class Actions Can Challenge Discriminatory Job Practices
Sometimes workplace discrimination is not obvious or intentional. In some cases, discrimination results from a seemingly neutral policy that, in fact, serves to discriminate a...
Court allows sales representatives in Wyndham’s Wisconsin Dells location to pursue off the clock claims collectively
The attorneys at Hawks Quindel and Nichols Kaster announce a significant development in an unpaid wage class action brought on behalf of sales representatives employed...
Does A Mental Health Limitation Apply To Your Claim For Long-Term Disability Insurance Benefits?
As we have written about previously, mental health issues can be as debilitating as those affecting a worker’s physical health. When a suffering worker files...
Fair Credit Reporting Act Protects Applicant Rights On Credit Checks
In the current economy, job-seekers often must jump through multiple hoops to get hired. One way employers may weed out job candidates is by subjecting...
Tipped Employees and Minimum Wage in Wisconsin
Servers, waiters, and other tipped employees are especially vulnerable to wage theft. The Department of Labor performed nearly 9,000 investigations of restaurants between 2010 and...