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COURTS DELAY POSTING OF NLRB EMPLOYEE RIGHTS NOTICE – AGAIN
In earlier blogs I wrote about the NLRB’s new rule requiring most private employers to post a notice of employees’ rights under the National Labor...
SELF-CARE RIGHT UNDER FEDERAL FMLA REDUCED IN RECENT U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION
The assault on state employees continues unabated. This time the blow was delivered by the U. S. Supreme Court. In a 5-4 decision issued March...
DO I NEED TO SIGN A DISCIPLINARY FORM? WISCONSIN COURT NARROWS “QUIT FOR GOOD CAUSE” STANDARD IN STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE LAW.
When employers discipline employees, they often instruct the disciplined employee to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of any disciplinary form. Often, employees are very upset about...
BEWARE THE POTENTIAL PITFALLS OF QUITTING A SECOND JOB IF YOU ARE RECEIVING UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS!
A recently-issued unpublished decision of the District IV Court of Appeals should serve as a caution to people who hold more than one job and...
VACATION, HOLIDAY, AND SICK PAY MYTHS REVEALED
Myth: The law requires that my employer provide paid time off for vacation. FACT: Federal law does not require payment for time not worked, such...
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO SETTLE MY WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM?
More often than not, worker’s compensation claims settle without the need for a formal hearing. When a case settles, it’s important to understand what claims...
PHARMACEUTICAL SALES REPRESENTATIVE OVERTIME CASE GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT
Are sales representatives from pharmaceutical companies entitled to overtime? Two recent cases have given different answers to that question. The Second Circuit Court of Appeals...
KEY COMPONENTS TO SEVERANCE AGREEMENTS, FROM AN EMPLOYEE’S PERSPECTIVE
Hawks Quindel attorneys frequently advise clients about the terms of a severance or separation agreement. When an employer wants to end the employment of an...
TODOS LOS TRABAJADORES, SEAN O NO SEAN DOCUMENTADOS, TIENEN EL DERECHO DE SER PAGADOS POR SU TRABAJO A BASE DE LA LEY.
La Acta Federal de Igualdad en labor de Los Estados Unidos, requiere que los empleadores les paguen a sus trabajadores por todas las horas trabajadas...