When a manager learns that an employee is in the hospital for several days, that’s almost always enough information to assume that the employee may need Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. But one employer didn’t think so, and the penalty for its mistake was costly.
Train Your Managers on the FMLA, or You're Courting Trouble
Milwaukee Area Employment Law Attorney: 200 South Executive Drive, Suite 101 Brookfield, WI 53005 Phone: 262-241-8444
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Auto Body Technicians Fail to Prove Minimum Wage Violations
Janet L. Heins|California, Compensation Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Two body shop employees who claimed they were not paid the minimum wage required by California law failed to...
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Can an employee can be forced to use FMLA leave for a work related injury?
J. Heins|Family and Medical Leave
When an employee is injured at work in Wisconsin they can be protected under both the Family and Medical...
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Winning Workflex Strategies
Janet L. Heins|Benefits, Employee Relations, Global and Cultural Effectiveness, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Winners of the 2017 When Work Works Award share strategies they use to attract, engage and retain employees.
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Ready or Not, New Disability Claims Procedures Took Effect April 1
Janet L. Heins|Disability Benefits, News, Relationship Management, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
New procedures for processing disability claims, as required by the Labor Department, took effect on April 1, 2018. Employer-sponsored...
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CHROs at Health Care and Tech Firms Are Best Paid, Study Shows
Janet L. Heins|Critical Evaluation, Executive Compensation, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Chief HR officers (CHROs) have been rising in stature at large public companies and, as a result, their compensation...
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Wage and Hour Class Actions Can Cost Employers Millions
Janet L. Heins|Business Acumen, Compensation Compliance, News, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
Employers that fail to comply with federal and state wage and hour laws could face class-action lawsuits that lead...
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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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Supreme Court Jettisons Narrow Interpretation of Overtime Exemptions
Janet L. Heins|Decision-Making, News, Overtime Eligibility and Exemptions, Benefits, Compensation, Equal Pay, Pay
The Supreme Court found that car service advisors are exempt from overtime requirements, rejecting the principle that exemptions should...
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