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Whistleblower’s Risks Can Yield High Rewards when Exposing Companies Defrauding the Federal Government
Many employees face a difficult decision in confronting their employer’s illegal actions. Often, an employee with knowledge of such actions must weigh the risks of...
WI Workers Comp Prohibits Requiring Workers to Use Vacation, Sick Time, or Paid Time Off for Time Missed Due to a Work Injury
Injured workers often use vacation, sick time, or other forms of paid time off for time they have to miss work or go to doctor...
Is Your Employer Monitoring Your Activities During Off-Work Time?
A California sales executive filed a lawsuit on May 5, 2015, challenging her termination from employment after she disabled a GPS tracking device on her...
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...