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Please Click HerePosted on October 7, 2014 by Sara J. Ackermann
On February 12, 2014, President Obama signed Executive Order 13658, “Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors,” to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for all workers on Federal construction and service contracts. The President took this executive action because boosting wages lowers turnover and increases morale, and will lead to higher productivity overall. Raising wages […]
Posted on October 1, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
I have written over the past several months regarding the activism at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The beat goes on. Several recent complaints have been filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission seeking to protect employees from alleged discriminatory conduct by an employer. In the first case, the EEOC filed suit over alleged sex […]
Posted on September 30, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Boldt, Wisconsin Division of Hearings and Appeals, issued his September 3, 2014, decision holding that the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has the legal authority and duty to consider cumulative impacts from groundwater withdrawal so as to prevent potential harm to the waters of the state. “It is scientifically unsupported, and […]
Posted on September 30, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A Federal Whistleblower that was recently settled in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee illustrates the difficult issues involved in structuring ambulatory surgery center (“ASC”) investments. Specifically, the case demonstrates how investment terms that are intended to assure compliance with the safe harbor regulations under the Medicare Anti?Kickback Statute (42 […]
Posted on September 29, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
I am familiar with the national movement of “bring your child to work,” but now I am wondering if we will have a national movement to bring your “comfort animal” to work. A recent federal court decision in Hawaii held that an employer may have discriminated against an employee based upon his depression and adjustment […]
Posted on September 18, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
I wrote a blog a number of months ago about a federal Court of Appeals decision which strongly suggested that working from home would be a required reasonable accommodation in certain circumstances. A decision involving Ford Motor Company strongly suggested that the company would be required to allow an employee with irritable bowel syndrome to […]
Posted on September 17, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
I mentioned in a blog several weeks ago that summer was gone and the EEOC was embarking upon a renewed effort to flex its muscles and pursue claims designed to limit the rights of employers. The EEOC has acted again by bringing a lawsuit against a California company challenging the language in an employee information […]
Posted on September 16, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
I recently blogged about a decision from the National Labor Relations Board holding that an action by a worker to “Like” a comment on Facebook about the poor conduct of a company was considered protected speech under the National Labor Relations Act. The NLRB found that the termination of an employee for “liking” a comment […]
Posted on September 11, 2014 by Sara J. Ackermann
Right now the National Football League is “on trial.” We aren’t talking about your typical trial before a judge and jury. This is a trial of the worst kind – a trial by media. With about half of Americans admitting they are fans of professional football, this is a trial that America is watching. Whether […]
Posted on September 11, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
This is a tale of a shoemaker who was so busy making everyone else’s shoes that he forgot about his own. We all have plenty of time to get the “paperwork” of our estate planning done, right? For most of us, it’s just another thing to check off as far as being a responsible adult, […]