In a report report on its efforts to prevent workplace harassment, the EEOC announced record numbers in its education, enforcement and promotion of respectful workplaces across the country. The agency reported a 50% increase in lawsuits filed over workplace harassment, 17% …
Those who have worked in public labor in Minnesota know the drill: if you’re going to make changes to the structure of organization, you inform the union of the proposed changes, bargain over impact, and go forward with the move. …
As we discussed back in August, the decision of the Supreme Court in the Janus v. AFSCME case took a huge bite out of unions in that they could no longer collect fair share fees. Well, the threat to unions …
As we discussed last week on the update, the Dallas Mavericks organization recently released the report from the investigation conducted by an independent law firm into the many complaints of harassment received by the organization over the last twenty years. …
If you follow professional basketball – and as a firm with an average height of 6’6”, we do – you are probably aware of the fairly recent stories that have surfaced regarding the Dallas Maverick organization and the frighteningly inappropriate …
Last week, we discussed the Wage and Hour Division’s letter pertaining to no-fault attendance policies and whether employers were retaliating based on an employee’s use of protected FMLA leave. Analysis of that letter can be found here: http://wiley-law.com/a-wage-and-hour-letter-that-may-impact-the-way-you-operate/. In FLSA …
The Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division recently issued a number of opinion letters pertaining to issues ranging from the Family and Medical Leave Act to its Retail or Service establishment exemption. For those who are unfamiliar with the …
As we approach the Labor Day weekend, many in Minnesota are planning on spending time with family and friends away from the office, taking advantage of the extra day off. But as you venture off to the lake for one …
Here we sit at the end of August, and as of now, there have been a total of seven interest arbitration awards posted to the Bureau of Mediation Services website. While this is equal to the total number of interest …
We imagine that when the folks at Starbucks asked their assistant managers to set the security alarm and lock up their stores at the end of the night, they were not thinking the employees would also be carrying a stopwatch, …
