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The recent focus for many employers has been on Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave and getting a policy in place. Most employers tackled Earned Paid Leave (EPL) back in 2021 when it was passed into law. We want to alert...
An employee handbook is one of the most important documents an employer can maintain. It serves as a guide for employees, establishes workplace expectations, and helps ensure consistent application of company policies. A...
Both the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Arizona Minimum Wage Act (AMWA) require “employers” to pay employees minimum wage for all hours worked. Restaurant owners often use layered LLCs to separate ownership from...
A former court reporter for the Wisconsin Circuit Court for Rusk County filed a federal lawsuit against the state director of courts, a judge, and others alleging, among other claims, that she suffered a hostile work...
A menstrual leave policy provides paid or unpaid leave for employees experiencing menstrual pain or other related health issues. While no federal law currently mandates menstrual leave, existing federal and state laws...
A noncompete agreement is one of the most significant employment-related documents an employer may ask an employee to sign. It can help protect customer relationships, confidential information, trade secrets, goodwill...
Many Wisconsin employers have expanded their workforce beyond state borders, whether through remote work arrangements, multistate operations, or recruitment efforts targeting a broader talent pool. As a result, a common...
A recent consent decree resolving an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) sexual harassment lawsuit against a senior living operator in Arizona offers important lessons for employers, particularly those in...
Do you know what spoliation means? One Massachusetts employer just learned the hard way. Employers involved in litigation or reasonably anticipated litigation have a legal obligation to preserve potentially relevant...
As a recent case demonstrates, favoring employees based on their religion can be as troublesome as penalizing employees for their religious beliefs. Religion at the hospital Stephanie Osei was employed as a nurse at...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) recently issued two opinion letters addressing how the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies to employee travel time in modern work arrangements. Together...
The nation’s 250th birthday provides the opportunity to examine the state of our national affairs and how it has changed in the last decade. Many students of government will point to the numerous and profound changes...
On August 12, a federal district court dismissed the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) subpoena enforcement action against Nike at the EEOC’s request. The EEOC said Nike had provided it with the...
An unusual, bipartisan coalition of House members voted to pass the Faster Labor Contracts Act (FLCA), a law that would impose fast-track bargaining schedules for initial contracts and could end in having government...
With James Macy’s confirmation, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) finally has a three-member Republican majority. The management community hopes this reconstituted NLRB will mitigate or reverse many of the pro...
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