With the current salary exemptions for employees who are either supervisory or possess specialized skills sitting at $455 a week or over $23,660 a year, an update to the overtime regulations seems well overdue. The Obama-era DOL attempted to increase …
The selection and direction of employees is a management right that should be protected like a first-born child. Employers need the ability to appoint the most qualified individual to a position in order to make their businesses run at optimal …
Medical marijuana laws have been around for several years. 33 states and the District of Columbia have laws allowing for the use of marijuana in some form for medical purposes. However, the number of cases discussing those laws and their …
It was recently announced that Wiley Law Office attorneys Greg Wiley and Ben Reber will BOTH be presenting at the upcoming Minnesota Public Employer Labor Relations Association Winter Conference on February 14, 2019. That means before you take some to …
When we last talked about interest arbitration in Minnesota, there were a total of seven arbitration awards over the course of eight months to discuss, with mixed results. Between September and November of this year, there were five interest arbitration …
As the holidays approach and the year winds down, public sector employers around the country are preparing to celebrate with colleagues and subordinates in a variety of ways. For all the potlucks, cube decorating contests and secret Santas, there are …
It is not always appropriate for an employer to rely too much on an applicant’s performance during an interview as the deciding factor in determining whether to hire that applicant. Interviews can be very subjective, and interviewers might be subject …
We, at the Wiley Law Office have much to be thankful for – friends, family, another mediocre Vikings season, to name a few. We are also thankful for those of you who work with us or just follow us on …
Recently, the firm was fortunate to represent Metropolitan Transit in a double arbitration over two Final Records of Warning for failure of a Light Rail Operator to use his horn and/or bell on two separate occasions. We are happy to …
As we spoke about last week, there have been a number of arbitrations heard in Minnesota since the introduction of the ignition interlock program for citizens who are convicted of DUI. As you will see, in the cases we’ve reviewed, …
