By: Oyvind Wistrom Late last week a federal district court in Texas struck down the Department of Labor (DOL) rule that was set to increase the salary thresholds again for exempt white-collar executive, professional and administrative employees (EAP) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The court ruling not only impacts the salary increase scheduled […]
By: Sally A. Piefer / August 21, 2024 As we indicated in our April 2024 E-Alert, earlier this year the FTC issued a Final Rule which would have made nearly all non-compete agreements unenforceable. The Final Rule was slated to go into effect on September 4, 2024. In addition to making most non-competes illegal, the […]
Please join us for the 2024 Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Forum on October 2 and 3, 2024, at the Brookfield Conference Center. In addition to programming, the event offers networking opportunities, an exhibitor hall, attendee giveaways, and the popular happy hours! Lindner & Marsack is one of the founding members of the Wisconsin Worker’s Forum […]
As we previously reported, on April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an updated final overtime rule, which raised the annual salary required for executive, administrative and professional (“EAP”) employees and highly compensated employees (“HCE”) to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Despite several legal challenges, the rule […]
By: Sean E. Lees On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final overtime rule, which raised the annual salary required for certain employees to be exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). While this rule will likely face legal challenges, it is scheduled to go into effect on […]
By: Sally A. Piefer Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are relatively commonplace in the employment context. However, these agreements have been under increasing attack by state legislatures across the country. Shortly after President Biden took office, he issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and encouraged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to […]
By: Alexandra (Sasha) Chepov and Oyvind Wistrom April 24, 2024 On April 15, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued its final regulation to carry out the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which went into effect on June 27, 2023. The regulation will go into effect on June 18, 2024. By way of background, […]
By: Oyvind Wistrom Earlier this week, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a split in the circuits as to whether an employee is required to show a “significant” injury or harm in connection with a job transfer to meet the threshold for proving an adverse employment action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of […]
Please join us on May 16th, 2024, in supporting the Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin organization at our annual half-day conference! Lindner & Marsack is a proud sponsor of Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin, and our own Chelsie Springstead is the current Secretary. We are happy to announce that this year’s focus of education is on “Mental-Mental” claims, […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., one of the region’s most respected and long-standing management-side labor and employment law firms, announced today that Sean Lees has joined the firm. Lees will practice out of Lindner & Marsack’s Milwaukee office. Lees will focus on a broad range of labor and employment law matters for clients. Most recently, he […]