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Please Click HerePosted on August 10, 2004 by Ruder Ware Alumni
In late April of 2004, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued final revisions to its new regulations pertaining to the “white collar” overtime pay exemptions under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA). The white collar exemptions apply to executive, administrative, professional, computer and outside sales employees. The new regulations redefine the criteria used to […]
Posted on July 13, 2004 by Ruder Ware Alumni
On June 30, 2004, the Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld a decision issued by the Labor and Industry Review Commission, holding an employer violated the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA) by failing to reasonably accommodate a disabled employee or showing that doing so would impose a hardship on the employer. Hutchinson Technology, Inc. v. Labor and […]
Posted on January 9, 2001 by Ruder Ware Alumni
A noncompete provision prohibits an individual from competing against the individual’s employer or former employer during his or her employment and after the employment relationship has ended. Wisconsin has adopted a law which addresses the legality of noncompete provisions. Section 103.465 of the Wisconsin Statutes states that a provision prohibiting an individual from competing with […]