On April 2, 2018, the United States Supreme Court fundamentally changed the way Courts will interpret the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in future cases. The FLSA is a federal employment law relating to wage and hour issues in the workplace including establishing a minimum wage and employee eligibility for overtime pay. With respect to overtime pay, the FLSA starts …
Gov. Walker Announces Plan To Drug Test Unemployment Applicants
Earlier this week Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced a “workforce readiness plan” which will be included in the budget proposal scheduled to be unveiled on February 3, 2015. Apparently, the plan will include the requirement that applicants for unemployment insurance benefits undergo drug testing to be entitled to benefits. There seems to be some indication that not all applicants for …
Strict Leave Policies May Violate the Americans With Disabilities Act
On November 4, 2014, the EEOC announced that it reached a settlement of a disability discrimination in employment suit it filed against a Chicago marshmallow manufacturer. The employer agreed to pay 5 employees a total of $85,000 but most importantly agreed to change its leave policies. The basis of the lawsuit was that the employer’s strict leave policy which capped …