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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...
KNOW YOUR RIGHTS: STATE AND FEDERAL WAGE VIOLATIONS
One of the most important reasons for writing our weekly wage and hour blog posts is that we understand the importance of individuals knowing their...
COURT HOLDS THAT THE RIGHT TO ACT COLLECTIVELY CANNOT BE WAIVED
Since the United States Supreme Court’s decision in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Conception, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011), there has been a significant amount of...
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A recently-issued unpublished decision of the District IV Court of Appeals should serve as a caution to people who hold more than one job and...