Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), employers are prohibited from taking adverse action against employees who participate in a “protected concerted activity,” which can be defined as any discussion aimed at improving the terms and conditions of their employment. Such conversations might be about wages, benefits and workplace safety.
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Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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4 Key Compensation Trends in 2017
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From the rising share of compensation that’s now “variable” to the growing number of prohibitions on asking about salary...
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Wage Statement Violations Need Not Be Intentional to Recover PAGA Penalties
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An employee’s claim for civil penalties under the California Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) alleging an employer’s failure to...
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Could Swiss-Style Apprenticeships Fill in the U.S. Skills Gap?
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As U.S. employers create more jobs with in-demand skills, businesses, workforce development advocates, educational institutions and the government are...
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Courts Have Dueling Interpretations of FLSA’s Fluctuating Workweek
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Wage and hour laws are an Achilles’ heel for many employers. A recent 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
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Tax Act Alters Executive Pay, Affects Bonus Deductions and Withholding
Janet L. Heins|Executive Compensation, News, Relationship Management, Tax Compliance, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The passage of the 2017 tax act will cause some employers to revisit their executive compensation programs, since new...
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Hotel GM’s high-level job, his firing women for refusing sex, preclude Faragher-Ellerth defense
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Joy P. Waltemath, J.D. Sexual harassment and retaliation claims under state law by two female hotel workers—one Filipino...
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DOL Calls for Temporary Halt on Overtime Rule Case
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The litigation over the Obama administration’s overtime rule should be paused while the Department of Labor develops a new...
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As Daylight Saving Time Ends, Wage & Hour Problems Begin
Janet L. Heins|News, Overtime Pay, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
As daylight saving time ends and in most states clocks are set back one hour, the time change presents...
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