Aside from the desire to bring you the most up to date information on public labor happenings in Minnesota, the main reason we pay such close attention to the latest interest arbitration awards is to better serve our clients. We …
After two years in the making, the Wiley Law Office is happy to announce…our new website! It’s been a long time coming, but we are really excited for the new website design and functionality. You can still find us at …
For the last five years, employers and workplace investigators nationwide have been forced to tiptoe around the subject of confidentiality during workplace investigations. You’d like to get everyone’s independent recollection of events, but you don’t want to trample on an …
In the last week, two major fast food employers were found to have violated child labor laws. First, Manna, Inc., a franchisee of Wendy’s and Fazoli’s restaurants, allowed 14- and 15-year old employees to work more hours than approved by …
Minimum wage ordinances were all the rage in the 2010s. With the federal minimum wage increasing at a snail’s pace, and state minimums not growing any faster, municipalities began taking the law into their own hands, and adopting minimum wage …
It was recently announced that after years of litigation, news company CNN has agreed to pay over 300 unionized camera operators a total of $76 million. The award was the result of the company terminating the contracts of the …
In 2017, the student library employees at the University of Chicago voted to organize and work under a collective bargaining agreement. The 200 workers sought higher wages and a more stable schedule, amongst other benefits, for the work they were …
American Labor Laws are generally not as progressive as many western European countries. For the most part, employers are not held criminally liable for corporate acts taken against employees. However, we spoke earlier in 2019 about how the state of …
As the year winds down, we hope you and your co-workers take some time away from work in order to spend time with your families (or just not be working) and enjoying the holidays. It’s been an incredible year at …
The Department of Labor recently issued a final rule for employers that makes it easier for employers to offer perks and benefits to their employees without fear of those benefits being considered part of an employee’s regular rate for purposes …
