by Lili Behm | Sep 27, 2019 | Employment Law, Labor Law
Clarifying Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Protections Under Title VII 55 years ago this summer, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) became law. The CRA’s importance in modern civil rights law cannot be overstated: it bans discrimination in employment, among...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Sep 13, 2017 | Barbara Zack Quindel, Employment Law, Labor Law, Michele Sumara
NLRB Overturns Firing Based on Facebook Post Federal Law Protects Employee Concerted Activities on Social Media In 2012, a former employee of Butler Medical Transport, in Maryland, posted on Facebook about the circumstances of her termination, contesting it was...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Jan 3, 2017 | Barbara Zack Quindel, Labor Law, Michele Sumara
Jimmy John’s employees at ten franchise stores in Minnesota have been trying to organize a union and improve their working conditions. One of their key demands was paid sick leave. The employer even enforced an attendance policy that assigned points towards discipline...
by Timothy Maynard | Nov 21, 2016 | Employment Law, Labor Law, Timothy Maynard, Wage and Hour Law
In May 2016, the Seventh Circuit weighed in on a topic that has been at the forefront of employment and labor law in recent years: Whether employers may use arbitration agreements to strip their employees of the right to move forward on a collective, class, or...
by Barbara Zack Quindel | Sep 2, 2016 | Barbara Zack Quindel, Labor Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), non-supervisory private sector employees have a right to discuss their pay and other terms and conditions of employment with their fellow employees and with union organizers. A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals...
by Timothy Hawks | Jun 28, 2016 | Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Labor Law, Timothy Hawks
Dane County Trial Court Strikes Down Wisconsin’s Right to Work Law In the Summer 2015 edition of the Messenger, I discussed Wisconsin’s new Right to Work Law and several concepts that form the backbone of national private sector labor law. A brief reprise of two of...
