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Please Click HerePosted on October 29, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a decision on a case brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against national clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. which focuses on the duty of an employee to request an accommodation for religious beliefs. This decision will have a significant impact on employers and […]
Posted on October 23, 2014 by Mary Ellen Schill
Autumn brings two things, at least in Wisconsin. Lots of leaves on your lawn, and the IRS announcement of the contribution and benefit limits applicable to qualified retirement plans for next year. Let s ignore the leaves for now, but the IRS limits we can help you with. Keep this chart with your important papers. […]
Posted 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 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 5, 2014 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A recent decision from the National Labor Relations Board (August 25, 2014) held that an employee using the “Like” feature on a Facebook page to show support for comments by another employee about the conduct of the company payroll system constituted protected speech under the National Labor Relations Act. The Board held that the termination […]