Walcheske & Luzi Employment Law Blog
U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Scope of “Whistleblower” Under Dodd-Frank
Yesterday, February 21st, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers that employees must complain to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to qualify as “whistleblowers” under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
read moreConfirmed: In Wisconsin, Non-Solicitation Agreements Must Meet Restrictive Covenant Requirements
Back in August 2016, we told you a New Wisconsin Court of Appeals Case Should Have You Reviewing Your Noncompete Agreements Quicker than a Simone Biles Backflip. The reason for such an obscenely-long, yet at the time socially relevant headline? The Wisconsin Court of...
read moreAttorneys Walcheske, Luzi, and Temeyer Named Rising Stars by Thomson Reuters
Last month, the attorneys at Walcheske & Luzi, LLC were once again honored as Rising Stars in Employment Law by Thomson Reuters. This year marked the sixth straight year Attorneys James Walcheske and Scott Luzi received this honor and the first year for Attorney Kelly...
read moreProof That Overtime Rule Changes Are Still Coming
We all remember the freak out in 2016 when the Department of Labor (DOL) announced changes to the overtime rules, including increasing the minimum salary requirement from $23,660 to $47,476 for white collar workers. We were right there with you, talking about it...
read moreSix Workplace Takeaways from Harvey Weinstein, et al.
Unless you’ve been living with your head in a pumpkin, you’ve now seen/heard countless news stories regarding instances of sexual harassment and assault, from Harvey Weinstein to George H.W. Bush. Beyond never again being able to look at a potted plant the same...
read moreWhen is social media activity a breach of a non-solicitation agreement?
Many employers are trying to limit the potential damage an employee might cause upon termination of the employment relationship by agreeing to post-employment limitations with employees. These restrictions can come in a variety of forms but most prominently they...
read moreFoxconn Fever: Three Unique Wisconsin Employment Law Issues for New-to-Here Employers
Wisconsin currently has a hot case of Foxconn fever. Spurred by a $3 billion state subsidy package, the Taiwanese company is set to build a new manufacturing center in Wisconsin that has the potential to create 13,000 jobs. When established employers in other states...
read moreLooking Into the Restrictive Covenant Crystal Ball: Wisconsin Supreme Court Oral Argument in The Manitowoc Co. Inc. v. Lanning
During presentations I lead on non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, I frequently point out that employers need to have these contracts reviewed regularly. I emphasize this suggestion because, almost as sure as Wisconsin will see snow this winter, there is...
read moreWhen is Unequal Pay Not a Violation of the Equal Pay Act?
The Equal Pay Act of 1963 prohibits sex discrimination in pay for completing the same work. An employer has multiple statutory defenses at its disposal, including that the differential is “based on any other factor other than sex.” The recent Ninth Circuit Court of...
read morePaid Family and Medical Leave Introduced in Wisconsin
Late last week, a group of Democratic state senators in Wisconsin introduced a bill to provide for paid family and medical leave or 2017 Senate Bill 215. While it is unlikely to receive much more legislative attention given the current political control of all...
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