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Please Click HerePosted on November 10, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the decision by the National Labor Relations Board that action taken by two employees on a Facebook page should be considered protected speech and therefore the employees should not have been terminated from employment. In this decision involving the Triple Play Sports Bar […]
Posted on November 6, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision by a federal judge in Chicago has upheld the right of the City of Chicago to require police officers to cover visible tattoos while on duty. The Chicago Police Department implemented a Department policy that banned the display of tattoos while on duty. The City said this policy was necessary to insure […]
Posted on November 4, 2015
We are pleased to announce Dean Dietrich was selected as the Wausau Chamber’s 2015 ATHENA Leadership Award recipient. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to a woman —or man— who is honored for professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. The Chamber explains on […]
Posted on October 28, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Last week I was asked to present, along with a panel of attorneys, to a group of law students. For a group of students facing a tough job market, the most common theme of the discussion related to the hiring process and how these students could maximize their likelihood of landing a job. The panel’s […]
Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mary Ellen Schill
Well, if you were hoping for a cost of living adjustment in the employee benefits part of your life, you aren’t going to get it from the 2016 qualified plan limits just issued by the IRS. Here are the new limits. Same as the old limits as you can see. According to the IRS, “the […]
Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mary Ellen Schill
The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments for the various qualified retirement plan limits. All of the limits shown below remain unchanged from last year. Qualified Plan Limit Cost-of-Living Adjustments 401(k) and 403(b) elective deferral limit 2015: $18,000 2016: $18,000 $200,000 compensation limit 2015: $265,000 2016: $265,000 $160,000 defined benefit limit 2015: $210,000 […]
Posted on October 21, 2015 by Mary Ellen Schill
2017 Qualified Plan Cost of Living Increases, 2017 Social Security Taxable Wage Base The Internal Revenue Service has announced the cost-of-living adjustments for the various qualified retirement plan limits. Some of the limits shown below remain unchanged from last year, but others have increased. Qualified Plan Limit Cost-of-Living Adjustments 401(k) and 403(b) elective deferral limit […]
Posted on October 20, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent news article reported that a trucking company has settled an age and sex discrimination charge filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over a strength exam that it used when hiring drivers for its business. The EEOC claimed that the strength test mandated by the company for truck driver applicants supported a claim […]
Posted on October 19, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
In a grievance arbitration case, an employee of sixteen years, with no prior record of discipline, missed a mandatory one-hour staff meeting at work. Following an investigation, the private company suspended the employee for three days without pay. The union grieved and a hearing was conducted before a staff arbitrator with the WERC. The arbitrator […]
Posted on October 15, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Last month, a staff arbitrator with the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission (WERC) issued a grievance decision interpreting certain language in a collective bargaining agreement regarding past practices. The WERC is a Wisconsin state agency responsible for the oversight and enforcement of the state’s public and private sector labor laws, including the conducting of hearings throughout […]