As 2024 approaches, we want to take a moment to acknowledge all the good people we worked with over the last year. Whether it was working through a major interest arbitration, a complicated investigation, or toiling our way through the …
At this time of year, as people are stepping away from work to focus on time with family and friends, we wish you all the happiest of holidays. While there might not be snow on the ground, we hope you’re …
In addition to our employment and labor practice, Wiley Reber Law advises public employers on civil rights violations and lawsuits. When a public employer is working with the public, there is a possibility it could be on the receiving end …
If you take a trip down the memory lane that is the Wiley Reber Friday Updates from 2023, you’ll see one common trend: change. We have spent the majority of this year anticipating, interpreting, and implementing the changes that are …
The beauty (and the frustrating part) of the English language is that despite its simplicity, it can leave so much to interpretation. Words that seem clear when written are frequently understood to mean something else after the fact. Such was …
Happy Thanksgiving, from Wiley Reber Law!
During Minnesota’s somewhat busy summer of new legislation, a number of significant cases took place impacting the world of employment and labor law. In the case of Williams v. Kincaid, and the U.S. Supreme Court’s refusal to hear the appeal, …
Dealing with poor performance is always a difficult proposition. If you fail to remove an employee during their probationary period, you are endorsing them, and essentially stating you find them competent to perform the duties of their position. After they …
A fun pastime for labor relations professionals is sitting around and discussing some of the silly things employees do. Sometimes a case doesn’t have to be complex for us to talk about it; sometimes it just has to be entertaining. …
If you’ve missed the first two installments of our review of the EEOC’s proposed guidance on harassment and hostile work environment investigations, you can find them in our blog. For the final segment, we’ll discuss the scope of conduct in …
