Citing the employer’s “insufficient documentation,” a federal court found that genuine questions existed as to whether a former employee was terminated for taking leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act.
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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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Fast-Food Chains Enrich Their Education and Financial Wellness Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Educational Assistance, News, Relationship Management, Retirement and Financial Planning, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
KFC, Taco Bell and McDonald’s recently announced new or enhanced benefits to help employees, many of whom are hourly...
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Break Policy that Had Workers Sprinting to Bathroom Struck Down
Janet L. Heins|Compensation Compliance, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Even in states that don’t legislate meal and rest breaks, there are limits to the policies employers can implement,...
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Employer that gave full FMLA leave, engaged in interactive process, can fire for repeated tardiness
Janet L. Heins|Blog, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
By Joy P. Waltemath, J.D. Finding no evidence that an employee fired for repeated tardiness had been treated unfairly...
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Administrative Employee Exemption May Not Have Applied
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) claim survived a motion to dismiss when a federal district court in Pennsylvania...
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Worker Fired After Seeking Unemployment Compensation Awarded $1.3M
Janet L. Heins|California, Ethical Practice, News, Unemployment Compensation, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The California Court of Appeal upheld a jury verdict in favor of an employee who was fired after she...
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IRS Issues New Withholding Tables for 2018
Janet L. Heins|Communication, Compensation Communication, News, Payroll, Tax Compliance, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The IRS has released updated income-tax withholding tables for 2018 that reflect changes made by the tax reform law...
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President Signs Tax Bill Altering Employee Benefits
Janet L. Heins|Benefits and Taxation, Benefits Compliance, Influencing Government Policy, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
From mass transit subsidies to achievement awards, the taxability of popular perks will change uinder the tax act that...
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EEOC Wellness Regulations Vacated Effective Jan. 1, 2019
Janet L. Heins|Influencing Government Policy, News, Wellness Benefits, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
A district court has vacated the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) wellness rule effective Jan. 1, 2019, instructing the...
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