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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...
Wisconsin Supreme Court May Decide Whether Continued Employment Is Adequate Consideration for a Non-Compete Agreement
When an employer asks an existing employee to sign a non-compete agreement, Wisconsin law requires the employer to offer some sort of “consideration,” or valuable...
Department of Labor Likely to Increase the Salary Amount Requirement for the FLSA’s White Collar Exemptions
President Obama recently announced his intention to ask the Department of Labor to update aspects of the DOL’s enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act,...
Contingent Fee Representation Helps Those Who Can’t Afford a Lawyer
Few people have the means to pay an attorney’s hourly rate for representation in a social security matter. This is especially the case with injured...