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Wage Theft: Breaking Wage Laws Continues to Be Amazingly Common
Our wage team recently attended the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) wage conference, a biannual opportunity for lawyers who represent employees in wage claims to...
Breaking Down the Legal Jargon of Employment Claim Settlement Agreements
Many employment claims are settled outside the courtroom, and when that happens, clients are asked to sign settlement agreements. These agreements range anywhere from 5...
Wisconsin Supreme Court to Hear Appeal of Donning and Doffing Case – Weissman et al., v. Tyson Foods, Inc.
Summary At issue in this class action is whether donning and doffing of protective equipment by employees must be compensated by an employer. Wisconsin Court of...
What is an “Exempt” Employee?
Is your employer required to pay you overtime when you work more than 40 hours a week? Or is your job exempt from overtime due...
IMPORTANT INFORMATION YOU PROBABLY DON’T KNOW (BUT SHOULD!) ABOUT WAGE AND HOUR LAWS
Wage and hour cases come in all shapes and sizes. In many instances, clients call us with issues that have nothing to do with a...
I’M DISABLED. WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS CAN I ASK FOR FROM MY EMPLOYER?
1. What constitutes a “disability”? Under federal law, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities...
OUR FIRM’S COMMITMENT TO VOTING RIGHTS
Hawks Quindel is a firm of diverse practice areas – family law, wage and hour, employment law, social security disability, workers compensation, short and long...
RECORDS OF TIME AND WAGES EMPLOYERS MUST KEEP
Employers must keep records of the hours worked by their employees, including overtime hours, and of the wages the employees are paid. Federal law says...
DAMAGES 101: WHAT TYPES OF DAMAGES ARE AVAILABLE IF I WIN A CASE BEFORE THE WISCONSIN EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION?
Suppose you’ve met with an attorney or conducted some of your own research (Check out prior blog posts here and here for additional information) and...