Labor and Employment Articles Archive: Axley Brynelson, LLP: Madison Wisconsin Law Firm

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Labor and Employment Articles Archive

2011

12/13/2011
Dealing with Disabled Employees Who Have Exhausted FMLA Leave

11/16/2011
Employee's Performance Issues Are Legitimate Reason for Termination

10/11/2011
Felony Drug Conviction Substantially Related to Unsupervised Position

9/20/2011
Five Things Every Restaurant Owner Should Know About Wage and Hour Laws

9/7/2011
"Friending" an Employee or Job Applicant on Facebook May Create a "Frenemy"

7/21/2011
Unemployment for Members of LLCs

7/19/2011
Need to Reassign Essential Job Duties as a Reasonable Accommodation

7/12/2011
Stacking Disability Ratings Permitted in Worker's Compensation Injuries

7/7/2011
Concealed Carry Comes to Wisconsin: What Employers and Businesses Need to Know

6/29/2011
Wisconsin Likely to Allow Schools and Prisons to Bar Employment of Felons

6/28/2011
Biennial Budget and Changes to Prevailing Wage Law

6/16/2011
Hiring Minors for Summer Work

6/15/2011
OSHA Begins Enforcement of New Fall Protection Guidelines for Residential Construction on June 16, 2011

5/17/2011
Employee's Secret Recording of Meeting Protected by NLRA

4/7/2011
Governor's Budget Repair Bill Stalled by Judge's Temporary Order

3/14/2011
The Price of Poker Just Went Up

2/18/2011
Wisconsin Budget Repair Bill Implications for Public Sector Employers

2/15/2011
14 Steps To Avoid Catastrophic Wage and Hour Class Actions

1/12/2011
Supreme Court Will Shape Future of Class-Action Discrimination Cases

2010

12/7/2010
Keeping It on the Down Low: Preserving Confidentiality in the Electronic Age

11/16/2010
EEOC Files Lawsuit Against Wisconsin Insurer for ADA Violation

10/27/2010
An Eye for an Eye

10/5/2010
Discrimination Based on Arrest/Conviction Record

9/1/2010
Federal Jury Awards Secretary Over $200,000 in Suit Against Union

8/26/2010
Municipalities May Not Impose Education or Financial Responsibility Requirements on Dwelling Contractors

8/17/2010
State Broadens Enforcement of Worker Misclassification Issues

7/1/2010
Novartis Hit with 250 Million Dollars in Punitive Damages

4/21/2010
Health Care Reform Bill Offers Many Hidden Changes

4/3/2010
Going Paperless: Can Wisconsin Employers Require Direct Deposit of Wages?

2/5/2010
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rules on Repayment Provision in Agreement with Employees

1/21/2010
Social Media Marketing and Copyright Law Part Two: Copyright Risks for Business Owners

1/21/2010
Social Media Marketing and Copyright Law Part One: A Background on Copyright Law

1/4/2010
Reinventing the Wheel: The Shorter Workweek in a Tough Economy

2009

12/1/2009
Wisconsin's Soldiers Are Returning from Deployment: What It Means for Wisconsin Employers

11/4/2009
Reasonable Accommodation: Recent Disability Decision Gives New Hope to Employers

10/24/2008
The CFAA and its Application to the Electronic Workplace

10/1/2009
Record Retention 101: How to Deal with Metadata

6/9/2009
Federal EPPA Lists Rules for Lie Detector Tests

6/8/2009
Workplace Harassment Claims

6/8/2009
You Can't Just Fire Everyone... But Almost

6/1/2009
How to Respond to Harassment by a Phantom Perpetrator

5/4/2009
Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Law: Wisconsin's Warn Act

4/21/2009
Constructive Discharge Means Never Having to Say "You're Fired"

4/1/2009
Tattoos, Beards and Nose Rings: What's an Employer to do?

3/23/2009
Fourth Circuit affirms verdict against Pfizer for alleged retaliation

2/12/2009
What to Do When the Regulator Calls: How to Handle an OSHA Inspection

2/7/2009
Call Time Compensability

1/15/2009
Violence at Home Costs Employers in the Workplace

2008

11/19/2008
Public Policy Precludes Corporate Liability for Employee's Improper Use of Employer's Computer

10/24/2008
The CFAA and its Application to the Electronic Workplace

10/6/2008
Double-Edged Sword: You Can Face Liability for Saying Too Much or Too Little

9/1/2008
Talk is Cheap: Benefits of Interviewing Employees Before Taking Adverse Action

6/1/2008
The False Claims Act: Protecting the Public From False Submissions for Claims to the Federal Government

5/1/2008
Divided They Fall? Supreme Court Set to Address Divisibility of Restrictive Covenants

4/1/2008
Association Discrimination: Yet Another Pitfall for the Unwary Employer

3/1/2008
Occupational Diseases Under the Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Act

2/1/2008
Wisconsin Prohibits Discrimination Against Employees for the Use or Non-Use of Lawful Products

1/1/2008
New I-9 Form and Employer Handbook Released

2007

12/1/2007
Workplace Poster Requirements

12/1/2007
The Importance of a Sound Document Retention Policy

11/1/2007
Convictions are Not Necessarily Related to Employment

10/1/2007
Updated Age Discrimination Regulations Released

10/1/2007
Random Drug Testing for Public Works Projects

10/1/2007
Consistently Poor Evaluations Result in Dismissal of Race, Retaliation Claims

9/1/2007
Court Rejects Employee's Unsanctioned FMLA

8/1/2007
Addiction and Attorneys: Confronting the Denial

6/1/2007
Federal Court of Appeals Gives Split Decisions in Trio of Hostile Work Environment Sexual Harassment Cases

4/1/2007
Reemployment Rights Following Military Service

3/1/2007
Court Dismisses Older Employee's Age Complaint

1/1/2007
Do Employers Need a Crystal Ball?

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