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 …
With the proliferation of the #MeToo movement and increased focus on sexual assault and harassment in the workplace, the State of Minnesota is attempting to remedy the issue of what many believe is too few meritorious harassment claims being dismissed …
Today, the Minnesota Supreme Court rendered its opinion in City of Richfield v. LELS, A17-1275 (Minn. Sup. February 13, 2019). Those who wish to read the decision in its entirety can go here. We’ve blogged about this issue a couple …
