If there’s one thing we LOVE on this blog, it’s arbitration awards discussing how past practice is analyzed in a labor arbitration setting (yes, we’re not very cool). Every arbitrator has a different way of looking at past practices, and …
Employees frequently complain of an unhappy workplace and describe it as a “hostile work environment.” While hostility may be part of what makes an organization a bad place to work, it does not necessarily constitute a hostile work environment under …
It seems like a lifetime ago when public employees from across the state of Wisconsin flooded the state capital in protest of then-governor Scott Walker’s Act 10. For those who don’t recall, Act 10 was legislation that effectively ended collective …
This year, we’re incredibly thankful for everyone with whom we’ve had the opportunity to work. Whether they are clients, adversaries or colleagues, it’s been a special year for us at Wiley Reber Law. Have a great Thanksgiving, and we’ll see …
Earlier this year, we reported on the United States Department of Labor Final Rule that increased the salary threshold for the “white collar” overtime exception under the Fair Labor Standards Act. As we’d predicted, a District Court in the Eastern …
With the changes in administrations come changes in administrative agencies, and as we near the end of the Biden administration the currently employee-friendly National Labor Relations Board has issued its long-awaited decision regarding captive audience meetings. In the past, employers …
When disciplining employees, employers may sometimes go beyond the traditional levels of discipline and implement additional measures on employees, such as coaching, performance plans, or additional training. In the case of City of St. Paul and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, …
Oftentimes, in public employment, employers come across an applicant with a criminal history that makes the applicant either undesirable or unqualified for that position. However, statutory inroads have been made in the criminal rehabilitation community to allow those once convicted …
It isn’t often we get to discuss the Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), but a fun bit of trivia us labor and employment attorneys like to throw out there is that it actually applies to airline employees! Feel free to use …
Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) begins on January 1, 2026. However, your responsibilities as an employer begin this month, with quarterly wage reporting due by October 31, 2024. The good part is that if all of your employees …
