Issue of the Month Archive

July 2007, OSHA Multi-Employer Citation Policy Ruled Invalid

July 2006, United States Supreme Court and Retaliation

January 2006, OFCCP's Internet Applicant Recordkeeping Rule

January 2005, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Affirms Debarment of Contractor for Single Employee Prevailing Wage Violation

July 2004, Request to Go Home Four Hours Early Every Day Is a "Reasonable Accommodation"

January 2004, Making the "Unreasonable" Accommodation Reasonable

November 2003, Words Are Important: Negative Reference Cost Employer $283,000. How Can You Protect Against These Claims?

September 2003, Has "Reasonable Accommodation" in Wisconsin Become Unreasonable?

July 2003, Wisconsin Employers Are Successfully Meeting the Challenge of Complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

May 2003, Wisconsin Court of Appeals Rules That No Wage Penalty Can Be Recovered Where Overdue Wages Have Already Been Paid

April 2003, Who Qualifies to Be a Salaried Exempt Employee? The U.S. Department of Labor Proposes to Move Up to the 21st Century

March 2003, Make No Mistake About the Identity of Your Employees - The IRS Addresses the Social Security Mismatch Issue

January 2003, Some Promises Can Be Broken - Wisconsin Supreme Court Limits the Enforceability of No Hire Clauses, Covenants Not to Compete, and No Raid Provisions

December 2002
Seventh Circuit Extends Toyota Analysis to "Regarded as Disabled" Cases

November 2002
"Most" Is Enough Under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act

October 2002
New Forms - No Change, Are You Using the Re-Issued Department of Labor FMLA Forms?

September 2002
The U.S.A. Patriot Act—The U.S. Government Responds to Terrorism

August 2002
Continuing Violation Doctrine Applies to Hostile Work Environments

July 2002
E-Risk, Bad Email Is Bad Business

June 2002
Sexual Harassment: The Vital Importance of Prevention and Correction

May 2002
Disability v. Seniority—Who Wins?

April 2002
What Is the Proper Penalty for an Employer's Failure to Give FMLA Notice?

March 2002
Defining Disability Under the ADA - Don't Make Too Much Work of It

February 2002
Reducing the Costs of Worker's Compensation Claims: Investigate and Communicate

November 2001
The Primrose Path: Weingarten Rights Extended to Non-Union Workplaces

October 2001
Responding to the Attack on America: How to Comply with Requests for Military Leaves Under 30 U.S.C. 43 - Employment and Reemployment Rights of Members of the Uniformed Services Act

September 2001
An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure. Do You Have a Code of Corporate Conduct, Document Employee Receipt of Policies and Training, and Foster Team Building? Additional Techniques for Preventing and Resolving Conflicts

August 2001
How Do You Resolve Employee Conflicts? Have You Considered Open Door Policies or Peer Review? These Are In-House Alternatives for Resolving Conflicts

July 2001
Do You Want to Arbitrate Non-Union Employee Discrimination Charges? The Recent Circuit City Decision: What You Need to Know

June 2001
FMLA: Recent Developments in Litigation and Legislation

May 2001
Religion in the Workplace: Accommodation and Prevention of Harassment

April 2001
Termination Guidelines and Decisions: The When and How

March 2001
ADA Discrimination Charges: How to Investigate

February 2001
Weingarten and the Epilepsy Foundation of Northeast Ohio Will Affect Your Disciplinary Procedures

January 2001
OSHA's New Ergonomics Standard

December 2000
Social Security Disability and the ADA:One does not preclude the other
The Ticket to Work Act: Reasonable accommodation will be the issue

November 2000
OSHA Publishes Controversial Ergonomics Standard

October 2000
EEOC Issues New ADA Guidance

September 2000
Recent Cases under the FMLA

August 2000
New Developments under the ADA

July 2000
Sexual Harassment

June 2000
Wage & Hour Issues (see also March, 2000)

May 2000
Safety: Department of Transportation, Drug & Alcohol Testing

April 2000
Ergonomic Rules

March 2000
Wage & Hour Issues (see also June, 2000)