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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...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Award of Benefits and Disgorged Profits in ERISA Disability Benefits Case
To remedy a wrongful denial of short or long term disability benefits, courts will typically limit the claimant’s recovery to his or her unpaid benefits...
Why Injured Wisconsin Workers Should Refuse To Provide Recorded Statements To Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers
It is not uncommon for injured workers to receive a telephone call shortly after a workplace accident in which an insurance claims adjustor requests that...
Employees Paid Improperly When Employers Misunderstand What Counts as “Work”
Most people know they should be paid at least the minimum wage, plus overtime pay, by their employers. Since 1938, minimum wage and the 40-hour...
Employees Have Legal Access to Personnel Records Under Wisconsin Law
When employees seek advice about an employment action – whether a denial of promotion, unfair discipline or evaluation, or termination – it is important to...
Employers May Not Require Employees or Applicants To Give Them Access to Personal Social Media Accounts
Effective April 9, 2014, Act 208 prohibits employers, regardless of size, and including the State of Wisconsin, from requiring employees or applicants to provide passwords...
Legal Protection for Wisconsin Taxicab Drivers with Criminal Records
Recent news coverage involving Madison taxicab drivers illustrates the stigma associated with labels such as “criminal,” “sex offender,” and “felon.” Once an individual has a...
Collective and Class Actions are Critical Tools to Helping Employees Enforce Their Rights
Many workers are victims of their employer’s refusal to pay them overtime pay or minimum wages. Employers’ illegal conduct comes in many forms – through...
Can An Employer Take Away My Reasonable Accommodation?
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees...