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Barring the Courthouse Door: Employees Harmed by Mandatory Arbitration
An employee’s ability to have legal disputes heard and resolved in a court of law is an important right. Unfortunately, employers have been chipping away...
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...
“Extraordinary” Workplace Stress Under WI Workers Comp
What makes work stress “extraordinary” under worker’s compensation? Work-related injuries are a lot easier to claim and prove when diagnostic testing, such as an MRI...
Time Spent Waiting for Tasks During Workday is Compensable
Periods of down-time during the workday are frequent in certain employment settings. For example, a receptionist who reads a book while waiting for the phone...
Some Good News for Victims of Wage Theft
In addition to protecting employees from being cheated out of overtime and minimum wages, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) shields employees from retaliation for...
Commission Workers Often Wrongly Denied Overtime Pay
Employees Who Earn Commissions Often Improperly Denied Overtime Pay Many employers incentivize employee compensation by paying their employees commission payments in addition to an hourly...
LinkedIn Avoids FCRA Liability for Its Reference Search Feature
Federal law allows individuals to assert claims against consumer reporting agencies when those agencies violate the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law designed to...
Employees Use of Social Media to Further Concerted Activity: Can You Really Call Your Boss Names on Facebook and Be Protected from Discipline?
A majority of Americans have at least one social media account, and some people post information regarding their employment on social media sites. But what...
Could Indiana’s New Law Happen Here? Religious Freedom and Public Accommodation Laws in Wisconsin
You might have read recently about the Indiana law that could make it easier for religious conservatives to refuse service to gay couples. Passage of...