by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | May 18, 2021 | Caitlin Madden, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Law
Employee or Independent Contractor? Department of Labor Will Keep “Economic Reality” Test The federal Department of Labor announced this week that it would withdraw a rule change proposed by the previous administration that would have made it easier for employers to...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 11, 2019 | Caitlin Madden, Firm News, Wage and Hour Law
Attorney Caitlin Madden will address the National Employment Lawyers Association at its 2019 Spring Seminar on April 12, 2019. Her panel, “The Nuts and Bolts of a Wage & Hour Case,” will cover the basics for filing and litigating wage and hour class and collective...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Jan 23, 2018 | Caitlin Madden, Wage and Hour Law
Court Rules Employers Must Pay for Short Breaks As we have previously noted on this blog, federal and Wisconsin laws do not require employers to allow workers to take breaks during the work day. Many employers allow their workers at least a few minutes’ rest during...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Mar 8, 2017 | Caitlin Madden, News and Victories
Attorney Caitlin Madden will speak on the current status of mandatory class waivers in employment agreements before the Wisconsin Bar’s Labor and Employment Law section on March 16 & 17, 2017. More and more employers require their employees to waive their right...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Dec 30, 2016 | Caitlin Madden, David Zoeller, Firm News, Wage and Hour Law, William Parsons
On December 29, 2016, Judge William Conley certified a class of In House Sales Representatives who worked for Wyndham Vacation Resorts in the Wisconsin Dells to proceed as a class action in their claim for unpaid overtime. The Sales Representatives allege that they...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Dec 2, 2016 | Caitlin Madden, Firm News, News and Victories, Wage and Hour Law
Schultz, K. v. EPIC Systems Corporation Case No. 16-cv-797 Hawks Quindel, along with Habush Habush & Rottier, has filed a collective and class action complaint on behalf of Quality Assurance workers employed by Epic Systems Corporation (“Epic”). These employees...
