DOL’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE OVERTIME REGULATIONS SEEK TO RAISE THE SALARY THRESHOLD FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES TO $970 A WEEK

July 1, 2015 / Dept of Labor, FLSA, Wage and Hour

By: Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood As directed by President Obama in March 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule regarding the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime regulations. The rule focuses primarily on updating salary and compensation levels. It proposes increasing the standard salary threshold level for exempt employees […]

State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2015 Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute

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June 19, 2015 / Firm News, Wisconsin

Our very own Daniel Finerty, Douglas Feldman and Laurie Petersen are speakers at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2015 Health, Labor and Employment Law Institute on August 20-21, 2015 at the Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Lindner & Marsack is sponsoring a Thursday evening social hour. Choose from more breakout sessions than […]

2015 Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin Golf Outing

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June 12, 2015 / Uncategorized

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL KIDS’ CHANCE OF WISCONSIN GOLF OUTING Lindner & Marsack’s worker’s compensation defense practice is well recognized as an industry leader in providing work injury defense services to many of Wisconsin’s largest employers and insurance carriers. Doug Feldman heads the Firm’s highly regarded work injury defense team and is […]

SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION

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June 4, 2015 / Discrimination/Equal Rights, EEOC

On June 1, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores. The issue in the case was the scope of an employer’s obligation to accommodate the real or perceived religious beliefs and practices of employees and applicants. Samantha Elauf was a practicing Muslim who wore a headscarf to […]

Employers May Force Existing Employees to Sign Non-Compete Agreement

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May 7, 2015 / Wisconsin

Under Wisconsin law, for a non-compete agreement, or any other form of restrictive covenant, to be enforceable it needs to be supported by adequate consideration (something of value received by the employee). While Wisconsin courts have previously decided that the execution of a restrictive covenant at the commencement of the employment relationship constitutes adequate consideration, […]

PROPOSED EEOC WELLNESS PLAN REGULATIONS FOCUS ON COVERAGE, INCENTIVES AND VOLUNTARINESS OF PARTICIPATION

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April 24, 2015 / Affordable Care Act, EEOC, Employee Benefits, Firm News

On April 20, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its proposed regulations regulating employer wellness plans under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The proposed rules attempt to strike a balance between allowing wellness plans to offer incentives for employee participation while, at the same time, limiting incentives to defined percentages in order to prevent […]

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March 31, 2015 / Discrimination/Equal Rights, EEOC, Firm News, Unions/Collective Bargaining, Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

Registration and a continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 a.m. Click here to register. April 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel 375 South Moorland Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin This FREE half-day event will address current topics in labor, employment, benefits and worker’s compensation law and provide employers across industries with practical […]

With Same-Sex Marriage Permissible In Many States, Plan Sponsors Should Clarify the Rights Of Affected Children

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March 26, 2015 / Court Decisions & Legislation, Discrimination/Equal Rights, Employee Benefits

By: Alan M. Levy and John E. Murray Two years ago, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional in its requirement that “marriage” be defined as restricted to heterosexual couples. After that, regulations were issued which treated same-sex married couples as entitled to […]

Supreme Court Alters Pregnancy Accommodation Requirements for Employers

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March 26, 2015 / Court Decisions & Legislation, Discrimination/Equal Rights, Employee Benefits

By Kristofor L. Hanson The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, 2015, issued a decision that alters the landscape for employers under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”). In the decision, the Court held that employers are now required to assess their ability to accommodate a pregnant employee’s restrictions in a manner consistent with efforts to […]

Understanding How the New NLRB Election Rules Affect Your Organization

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March 25, 2015 / Uncategorized

By: Jonathan T. Swain Beginning April 14, 2015, the new NLRB election rules will take effect. They promise to have a profound effect upon an NLRB election process that has remained relatively unchanged for the last 75 years. If unions are able to take advantage of these new rules, which are designed to expedite the […]

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