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CAN I RECEIVE OTHER BENEFITS WHILE RECEIVING LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Yes. Your long term disability insurance (LTDI) benefits provide you with a percentage of your income while you are unable to work. You may, however,...
CAN MY LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY MAKE ME APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Yes. Most long term disability insurance (LTDI) policies contain language that require participants who are receiving LTDI benefits to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance...
WISCONSIN FEDERAL COURT HOLDS THAT EMPLOYEES CANNOT WAIVE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVELY ASSERT WAGE RIGHTS
Can your employer ask you to give up your right to bring a claim for wages with other employees? The answer is no, according to...
WISCONSIN STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARE ALL COVERED BY WORKER’S COMPENSATION STATUTE
Many public employees perform difficult, even dangerous, work in the service of their communities. Police officers, CNAs, highway workers, firefighters, corrections employees, bus drivers, teachers,...
EMPLOYEE MEAL PERIODS AND BREAKS
Contrary to popular belief, neither federal nor state law requires that employers provide a break period for their employees. Federal law provides: “Rest periods of...
WORKPLACE BULLYING
Workplace bullying, or psychological harassment, is destructive behavior in the form of repeated unreasonable actions, verbal conduct, or gestures that are hostile and unwanted. Workplace...
REQUESTING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS: A CLOSER LOOK AT THE INTERACTIVE PROCESS
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) allows individuals with qualified disabilities to request reasonable accommodations from their employers. When an employee requests an accommodation, the...
20 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WORKER’S COMPENSATION IN WISCONSIN
If you are injured at work in Wisconsin, you have a number of rights. The following list provides answers to 20 questions that every Wisconsin...
CONOZCA SUS DERECHOS: VIOLACIONES SALARIALES ESTATALES Y FEDERALES
Una de las razones más importantes para escribir los mensajes semanales en el blog de salario y hora es que entendemos la importancia de que...