As mega-employers Target and Walmart face lawsuits from minority applicants for overly-broad or racially discriminatory criminal background checks, the smaller employers of the world need to take a look at their own hiring practices to see if they are running …
Since medical cannabis was introduced in Minnesota, the number of conditions qualifying individuals for placement on the medical cannabis registry has grown annually. With the addition of Alzheimer’s disease in August of 2019, the number of conditions for which medical cannabis can …
In another effort to assist businesses in maintaining compliance with the often-tricky Fair Labor Standards Act, the Department of Labor proposed regulations in late March that make it easier to determine whether bonuses are discretionary, and eliminate the inclusion of …
On March 10, 2015, Thaleaha McBee informed her employer of her lifting restriction due to disc narrowing, a bulged disc, and bone spurs in her vertebrae. For one day, her employer accommodated her by placing her on a machine that …
The U.S. Department of Labor recently released a proposal that would reduce claims against corporations based on wage violations of their franchisees. In hopes of reversing an Obama-era rule where corporations could be held liable for minimum-wage violations of its …
In Karst v. F.C. Hayer Company, the Minnesota Supreme Court held an employee who received workers’ compensation benefits for work-related injuries was barred from bringing a disability discrimination claim under the Minnesota Human Rights Act based on the same employer’s …
We’ve made no bones about our love of basketball at the Wiley Law Office. With an average height of 6’4” and an average shooting percentage of 25%, it isn’t hard to see why we love to watch the sport so …
With all of the media focus on workplace harassment and sexual assault in our society, one might think that a new level of awareness has emerged in regard to helping and protecting victims of harassment and bullying in the workplace. …
Navigating the FLSA is no easy task when dealing with tipped employees. Under 29 CFR 531.56(e), employers are allowed to take a “tip credit” for their tipped employees in order to meet the federally-required minimum wage, but questions arise when …
Former University of Minnesota-Duluth women’s hockey coach Shannon Miller was one of the most successful women’s hockey coaches of all time, having won 11 Frozen Four games and five NCAA Division I national championships with the team. However, after her …
