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There is almost nothing more frustrating as an employee than not getting paid wages you know you are legitimately owed. Unpaid wages can cause you significant financial hardship and reduce your morale and loyalty to an employer. Signs of wage theft Wage theft can be...
Most people have never heard of wage compression – also sometimes referred to as salary or pay compression. However, it exists throughout many industries. Often, as we’ll explain, it’s the result of employers or their human resources teams not making a regular review...
When coronavirus cases began surging in the United States in March 2020, many employers mandated that office workers begin working remotely from home. Now, more than a year later, some Milwaukee employers still have large portions of their workforce working from home....
They worked from Milwaukee to Miami and from Memphis to Mesa to Minneapolis and beyond. Au pairs worked in homes across the U.S., providing affordable child care, as well as cooking, cleaning, shopping and other household chores.A few days ago, the companies...
As President Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, all Americans deserve and are entitled to a fair day's pay for a fair day's work. U.S. labor laws like the Fair Labor Standards Act help ensure that U.S. workers earn at least minimum wage and are compensated for overtime...
In today's economy, many workers are concerned about job security. However, when an illness arises in a family, a worker can be forced to take unpaid leave leaving them concerned about having a job to return to. A recent article published about unpaid leave and the...
Women and minorities recognized Equal Pay Day in Milwaukee on Tuesday by holding a demonstration at the Equal Rights Division, according to a local news report. The group used the occasion to call for the strengthening of existing anti-discrimination employment laws,...
One of the most common types of employment rights violations is that which has to do with wages. As we discussed in a post last week, wage theft is a significant problem in many workplaces, and it occurs in many ways. One way that a Wisconsin employer might violate...
Many Wisconsin residents may not be aware that overtime wages are governed by the federal government, not their individual employers. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, full-time and non-exempt workers must typically be paid at least time-and-one-half their regular...
Many employment disputes arise not because there are grey issues with employment law itself, but because it is difficult at times to enforce these laws. For example, discrimination in just about any shape or form is illegal in the workplace. This is a very clear cut...
