Minnesota PERB Update
As most of you know, the Minnesota Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, was back in business, effective July 1, 2023. With all of the new changes to PELRA and rights for public employees, many of you may be wondering …
New Contract Includes Paid Time Off in Hours Worked Calculation – Does it Count Towards Overtime?
In labor law, we’ve all come to recognize the difference between Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) overtime, and contract overtime. FLSA overtime is the result of employees working the requisite number of hours in a given work period, and being …
NLRB Makes Union Representation Elections A Thing of the Past, Sort Of
Those who have worked in labor law are familiar with the union representation election process: the union collects signature cards from a group of employees seeking to be represented by that union, the union files a petition for representation, the …
Happy Labor Day, From Wiley Reber Law!
Happy Labor Day, from Wiley Reber Law!
U.S. Supreme Court Provides Clarity to Religious Accommodations
If you work with employers long enough, you’re going to run into some sticky situations with regard to religious accommodations. They can be uncomfortable conversations to have, and there has been very little guidance as to what steps an employer …
Employee Allegedly Sexually Harasses Subordinate at Social Event; Investigation Protects Employer from Discrimination Complaint
As you are all aware by now, as well as being labor and employment counsel, the attorneys at Wiley Reber Law are both experienced investigators for both public and private employers across the states of Minnesota and Wisconsin. But it …
Update to Minnesota Human Rights Act Included in 2023 Legislative Changes
While we tried to get you all of the 2023 changes affecting employers, there’s one more your company needs to include in its policies. Effective right now, the phrase “Gender identity” will be added to the Minnesota Human Rights Act. …
Wiley Reber Law – See You In Mankato!!!
It’s that time of year again already – the MPELRA Summer Conference! Our annual journey to far corners of the state for learning, friendship and commiseration takes place next week in beautiful Mankato, Minnesota. Both Greg and Ben will be …
The U.S. Supreme Court Explains a Business’s Right to Free Speech
We always try to keep up with the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court that could affect folks in the business world. That includes cases about the right to free speech in the United States, as was discussed in 303 …
In Other News…A Wiley Reber Client Gets a Victory in Arbitration
As hard as it may be to believe, there are things going on in the state of Minnesota other than legislative updates! While the legislature was busy changing half of the laws in the state, we still had work to …