Timothy Maynard
DOL Issues Final Rule for Providing Paid Sick Leave to Federal Contractors
The U.S. Department of Labor has announced it will issue a final rule to implement Executive Order 13706, which provides paid sick leave to federal...
Wage Lawsuit against NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks Featured on Good Morning America
Yesterday, Good Morning America featured a story about a lawsuit brought against the Milwaukee Bucks which alleges that the NBA franchise failed to pay their dancers...
Department of Labor’s Proposed Rules May Extend Overtime Benefits to Nearly 5 Million Workers
In late May, Attorney Johnson posted an article foreshadowing the long-awaited revisions coming to the Department of Labor’s regulations on certain overtime pay exemptions. Earlier...
Whistleblower’s Risks Can Yield High Rewards when Exposing Companies Defrauding the Federal Government
Many employees face a difficult decision in confronting their employer’s illegal actions. Often, an employee with knowledge of such actions must weigh the risks of...
Commission Workers Often Wrongly Denied Overtime Pay
Employees Who Earn Commissions Often Improperly Denied Overtime Pay Many employers incentivize employee compensation by paying their employees commission payments in addition to an hourly...
Changes to Rules of Conduct May Subject Wisconsin Nurses to Additional Discipline by Board of Nursing
On August 1, 2014, the Department of Safety and Professional Services enacted several changes to the regulations which govern licensing and Rules of Conduct for...
Hawks Quindel Wins Summary Judgment regarding Restaurant’s Liability for Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
Hawks Quindel recently won a hard fought victory for a group of local restaurant workers claiming that they had not been paid properly under the...
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...
Attorneys Johnson, Maynard, and Murshid Win Overtime Compensation on Behalf of 42 Van Drivers
Earlier this year, a van driver working for Med Group Transportation filed a class action against his employer for unpaid overtime compensation and unpaid pre...