July 2010 Client Alert
- The Question of Mandatory Direct Deposit
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration at Work
- Employer Government Benefit ????
- Road Map for Healthcare Plans
- Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
- National Labor Relations Board Faux Pas
- Supreme Court Skirts Text Message Privacy
June 2010 Client Alert
- Wessels Sherman's Minnesota Seminar is a Smashing Success!
- Wessels Sherman Hosts Fun Event at Twins New Ballpark!
- Labor Related Executive Orders Issued by President Obama Implemented in May, 2010
- Why Can't I Take Money From A Careless Employee's Paycheck in Illinois?!
- Minnesota Trucking and Messenger/Courier Employers: Be Sure You Know the New State Independent Contractor Criteria
- Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Employer Refusing to Rehire/Reinstate Pregnant Employee
- Wisconsin - Legislative Scorecard
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Labor and Employment Law Articles
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- 2009 Iowa Legislature Comes To A Close
- A 401(k) Plan Fiduciarys Nightmare --- U.S. Supreme Court Opens the Litigation Flood Gate with Employee Retirement Benefit Plans
- Accessing Employees' Social Network Sites - Are You My "Friend?"
- Another Anti-Employer Unemployment Ruling in Iowa
- Appellate Court Upholds Dismissal Of ADA Claim By Plaintiff Who Became Ill From Cancer
- Are Employers Required To Provide Paid Sick Leave?
- Are You Incorrectly Paying Your Employees? If So It Could Cost You Your Business
- Are You Ready For The Employee Free Choice Act?
- Are Your Local Truck Drivers Exempt From the Overtime Requirements Under the Fair Labor Standards Act?
- Auditor's Study Indicates that State Agencies and Contractors Are Not Fully Complying With Minnesota's E-Verify Requirements
- Case Dismissed: Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C. Secures Victory for Company in Sex Discrimination Lawsuit
- City's Inability To Accommodate An Employee's Disability Supported By Court
- Class Action Lawsuits Over 401(K) Plan Administration Continue to Gain Traction
- COBRA Subsidy Extended Through March 2010
- Collective Bargaining in an Era of Union Decline
- Compensatory and Punitive Damages Now Recoverable Under WFEA
- Congress extends the 65% COBRA premium assistance under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act beyond 12/31/09.
- Construction Industry "Salting" Tactics
- Controlling the High Cost of Worker's Comp.
- Court Finds No Right to Jury Trial Under WFMLA
- Court Tosses Milwaukee Sick Leave Ordinance
- Court Upholds OSHA's "Controlling Employer" Citation Policy
- Demise of Denny Hecker Auto Dealership Impacts Unemployment Compensation Rulings in Minnesota
- Department of Labor Expands the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for Non-Traditional Families
- DHS Issues Final Rule Amending Electronic Storage Rules for Form I-9
- Do Illinois Employers Have to Give Notice to Employees When They Fire Them?
- Do You Need a Minnesota Independent Contractor Exemption Certificate? A Compliance Audit Can Limit Your Liability.
- Don't Get Sacked By Minnesota's Drug Testing Law
- Double Victory in Nevada Case For WS Litigation Team
- E-Verify in Illinois: The Legislature is Back in the Business
- Effective Independent Contractor Agreements
- Election '08: What "Change" May Actually Mean to Employers
- Emergency Unemployment Insurance Issues for Illinois Employers
- Employee Free Choice Act Not Dead Yet!
- Employee Free Choice Act: Time for a Compromise?
- Employee Handbooks: Delete Unnecessary Promises!
- Employee Misclassification Prevention Act
- Employee Who Took Protected Military Leave Was Not Protected From Discipline for Misconduct Discovered While He Was Away
- Employees Have More Ways to Prove a Violation of the Minnesota Human Rights Act (MHRA)
- EMPLOYER ALERT: Keep Track of 30 Working Days For Illinois Enemployment Insurance Purposes
- Employer Alert: Keep Track of 30 Working Days for Illinois Unemployment Insurance Companies
- Employer Government Benefit ????
- Employer Rights In Disciplining Employees During FMLA Leave
- Employers: Time to Get up to Par with Mental Health Parity
- Employment At Will In Iowa, Or Is It?
- Employment Based Immigration Matters
- Employment Law: To Notice Or Not To Notice (WARN)
- Evaluating your Independent Contractor Agreement Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act
- Evergreen Clause in Collective Bargaining Agreement Costs Employer More Green in Minnesota
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) - Paying Your Employees
- Federal Minimum Wage Increase 6-07
- Final Family Medical Leave Act Regulations
- FMLA Amended... Again
- FMLA Leave Expanded For Military Families
- Gainsharing: Key To Better Employee Relations In Union And Non-Union Companies Alike
- GINA Is Here - Are Your Policies Up To Date?
- GINA: First Federal Civil Rights Law of the 21st Century
- Goodbye Social Security No-Match Regulations and Hello Unannounced Workplace Visits
- H1N1 From an Insider's Perspective
- H1N1 Legislation - Employers May "Cough Up" (Pardon the Pun) More Dough for Sick Employees
- Handling IDES Audits: Section 212(A), (B) and (C)
- Handling Social Security No Match Letters
- Hot Topic: New Amendments to the ADA - Effective January 1, 2009
- How Employers Can Avoid Overtime Problems and Other Wage and Hour Concerns
- How to Conduct a Sexual Harassment/ Discrimination Internal Investigation
- HR Audits: An Ounce of Prevention
- IDES and IRS Audits: Why Does the Company Need to Prove Independent Contractor Status?
- IDES Audits for Independent Contractor Truck Drivers
- IDES Audits of Independent Contractor Truck Owner/Operators under Section 212.1
- IDES Audits: Deciding How Much a Trucking Company Owes
- IDES Audits: Don't Handle an Illinois Department of Employment Security Audit Without Careful Planning!
- IDES Audits: Five Questions Companies Commonly Ask
- IDES AUDITS: How Employers Should Fill Out The Audit Questionnaire
- IDES Audits: If You Use Independent Contractors, Be Sure You Know All of the Powerful IDES Exemptions
- Illinois Appellate Court Ruling Makes It More Difficult For Employers to Enforce Non-Solicitation Agreements
- ILLINOIS EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION ACT: The Rules Have Been Finalized and Adopted
- Illinois Employers and Their Chains of Command
- Illinois Employers Beware: Prevailing Wage Act Expanded
- Illinois Employers: Be Aware of Dangerous and Misleading New IDES Policy Concerning IDES Audits!
- Illinois Employment Classification Act 1/1/2008
- Illinois General Assembly Looks to Expand the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act (VESSA)
- Illinois Introduces Bill to Create a New Cause of Action for Employees Subjected to an "Abusive Work Environment"
- Illinois Prevailing Wage Work Could Lead to Illinois Employee Classification Act Audits
- IMMIGRATION UPDATE: Illinois' Attempt to Restrict Employers' Use Of The Federal E-Verify Program Is Blocked
- Immigration Update: Federal Judge Enjoins Government From Enforcing Its New Social Security No-Match Regulations
- Immigration Update: Four Breaking Developments
- In a Case of First Impression: Federal Court of Appeals Declares Infertile Woman Receiving In Vitro Fertilization Treatment Can Maintain Pregnancy Discrimination Lawsuit Against Employer
- Increased Worksite Enforcement for Immigration Violations Announced
- IOWA - Employment At Will
- Iowa Court Rules in Favor of Employer Refusing to Rehire/Reinstate Pregnant Employee
- Iowa Employers Need to be Vigilant Regarding Equal Pay Issues
- Iowa Fair Pay Law Effective July 1, 2009
- Iowa Hotel Chain to Stand Trial in Sex Discrimination Case for Allegedly Shunning "Ellen DeGeneres Look" for its Front Desk Position
- Iowa House Passes File #681, Which Could Establish an Iowa WARN Act
- IRS Plans Increased Independent Contractor Crackdown!
- IRS Targets Companies Using Independent Contractors
- Is WS Endorsed On Your Epli Or D/O Insurance Policy?
- Is Your Company Inadvertently Extending FMLA Rights? It Could Cost You!
- Is Your Union Contract a Ticking Time Bomb?
- Labor Related Executive Orders Issued by President Obama Implemented in May, 2010
- LESSONS LEARNED - Effective Documentation
- LESSONS LEARNED: The Other Side of the Story
- Letters from the Illinois Department of Employment Security (IDES)
- Liability For Harassment Under Illinois Law More Expansive Than Federal Law
- LIRC Limits Award of Front Pay Under Wisconsin Fair Employment Act to Claims for Retaliation
- Milwaukee Sick Leave Update
- Minnesota Amends Personnel File Law
- Minnesota COBRA Changes and Federal COBRA Subsidy Update
- Minnesota Court Enforces Non-Compete Agreement Signed as a Condition of Promotion to Regional Sales Manager
- Minnesota Court Finds Unexcused Absences Do Not Amount To Misconduct for Purposes of Unemployment Compensation
- Minnesota Court Questions Genuineness of Employers Reduction in Force
- Minnesota Courts Continue to Find Poorly Worded Severance Agreements Unenforceable
- Minnesota Department of Human Rights Must Keep Information Confidential
- Minnesota Supreme Court Grants Unions Access to Private Company Payroll
- Minnesota Tipped Wages Takes Center Stage in Gubernatorial Race
- Minnesota Trucking and Messenger/Courier Employers: Be Sure You Know the New State Independent Contractor Criteria
- MINNESOTA: No Discrimination Based On The Employee's Marital Status
- Model Illinois Biometric Policy Now Available
- Model Language for Service Member Supplement to FMLA
- National Labor Relations Board Faux Pas
- New Changes to the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act
- New COBRA Subsidy - Top Ten Most Frequently Asked Questions
- New Record Keeping Policies Now A Business Imperative
- Not All Harassment Complaint Procedures Are Acceptable
- Notice Requirements Strengthened Under the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act
- Obama Appoints Two Democratic Nominees To NLRB, Leaves GOP Nominee Behind
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration at Work
- OSHA Issues Final Rule on Employer Payment for Personal Protective Equipment
- Ownership of the Truck is Extremely Important for Independent Contractor/Owner Operators in Illinois
- President Obama Designates Wilma B. Liebman To Be the Chairman Of The NLRB
- President Obama's Economic Bailout for the Trial Lawyers: The "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act" Breathes New Life Into Dead Claims
- Proposed Legislation Creates Additional Concerns for Wisconsin Employers
- Proposed Notice Regarding Rights of Employees Under the NLRA
- Protect Independent Contractor Status When You Fill Out the Paperwork for IDES Audits
- Public Sector Employers
- Ratification: A Matter of Interpretation?
- Recent Court Decision Renders Thousands Of Minnesota Vacation And Other Benefit Policies Unlawful And, Therefore, Unenforceable
- Recent Developments in Iowa
- Recovery From Tough Economy Spurs Unfair Competition, Non-Compete and Employee Poaching Disputes in Minnesota
- Relief For Employers Offering Retiree Health Benefits
- Reminder to "Small" Illinois Employers: VESSA Now Applies To Your Company
- Right to Work States
- Road Map for Healthcare Plans
- School's Out Soon -- Read This Before Hiring Teen Workers
- Sears, Roebuck To Pay $6.2 Million For Disability Bias
- Section 212.1 and Payment of Workers' Compensation Premiums
- Severance Agreements Releasing Claims in Minnesota Continue to be Under Attack in the Courts
- Six Questions and Answers Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act
- Social Security No Match, No More?
- Strict Posting And Record Keeping Requirements Under The Illinois Employee Classification Act
- Supreme Court Rules "Mixed Motive" Instruction Is Never Proper Under The ADEA: Will This Decision Prompt The Jack Gross Age Fairness Act?
- Supreme Court Ruling Allows Employers To Curtail Future Age Discrimination Litigation By Allowing Mandatory Arbitration Of Age Discrimination Claims
- Supreme Court Skirts Text Message Privacy
- Supreme Court Supports White Plaintiffs in Reverse Discrimination Suit
- Textual Harassment: The New Smoking Gun
- The Illinois Independent Contractor Law: The Illinois Employee Classification Act - Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
- The Importance of the Human Resources Audit
- The New Iowa WARN Act
- The Proper Use of Independent Contractors
- The Question of Mandatory Direct Deposit
- The Recent Health Care Reform: What Employers Need to Know
- Time to Prepare Those Visas!
- Tough Choices: Cutting Labor Costs Do's and Don'ts
- Trucking Companies Should Exercise Caution When Setting Up Owner-Operator Escrow Programs
- U. S. Supreme Court Issues a Huge Blow To Labor Union Politics:Will congress Respond By Bailing Out The Unions?
- Using Race to Deny Promotion Proves Problematic For Employer
- Warning to Illinois Companies About Illinois Classification Act: New Danger!
- What are the "Penalties" Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act
- What Is "Construction" Under the Illinois Employee Classification Act?
- What's the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act?
- White House Announces Three NLRB Nominations
- Why Can't I Take Money From A Careless Employee's Paycheck?!
- Will the Supreme Court Expand Retaliation Claims to Protect Employees Who "Associate" With Employees Who Have Engaged In Protected Activity?
- Wisconsin - Legislative Scorecard
- Wisconsin Court Extends Duty of Loyalty
- Wisconsin Court Rules Employer May Not Avoid Bonus Obligation by Terminating At-Will Employee
- Wisconsin Courts Address Unreasonable Refusal To Rehire
- Wisconsin FMLA Expanded to Include "Domestic Partners"
- Wisconsin Legislative Update (April 2010)
- Wisconsin Legislature Seeks to Regulate Employer Monitoring of Employee Email
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Revisits Non-Compete Agreements
- Wisconsin Update
- Wisconsin Worker's Compensation Update
- Worker's Compensation and the ADA
- WS Secures Another Harassment/Discrimination Victory
- WS strengthens relationship with the Illinois Chamber Of Commerce
- Yes, the Illinois Employee Classification Act Complaints are Starting to Roll In
