Posted on March 2, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
On March 1, 2016, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued its opinion in UFCW Local 1473 v. Hormel Foods Corporation, found here. This is a pre-shift “donning” [putting on required clothes/equipment] and post-shift “doffing” [taking off required clothes/equipment] wage and hour case. The workers and their union argued that time spent “donning” and “doffing” at […]
Posted on May 1, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
Let’s face it, not all employees are saints—unfortunately, there will always be that one employee who brazenly decides to color outside of the lines. Recently, several clients have asked me for my opinion about biometric time clocks – in response to “buddy punching,” or falsification of time-cards and other electronic time-management records. Biometric time clocks […]
Posted on May 1, 2015 by Ruder Ware Alumni
Blog
Last week, a federal jury in an Americans with Disabilities Act case entered a 2.6 million dollar plaintiff’s verdict in favor of a former Rite Aid Corporation pharmacist who Rite Aid allegedly discharged in response to his inability to administer flu shots. According to court records, the former Rite Aid pharmacist suffered from trypanophobia, which […]