Monthly Archives: December 2008
Biggest Risk to Employers? Frivolous Suits? No. The (Expensive) Certainty of Being “Right”
As someone who represents individuals (who usually have limited resources) against companies (who usually have considerable resources), it is difficult to hear talk from the business sector about how companies are supposedly harmed by “frivolous” lawsuits, and how there is … Continue reading
Filed under Philosophy - Employee Rights
No Pay for Boot-Up Time: More Corporate Slash-’n-Burn
The Evil HR Lady has an interesting post here about lawsuits brought against corporations who refused to pay wages to employees for brief periods of time (@15 to 30 minutes per day) during which their computers were being booted up … Continue reading
Filed under Philosophy - Employee Rights
Learn ALL About Your Rights Before You Give Your Employer An Earful About Them
On various occasions I have received calls from employees who became aware of various legal rights (e.g. ADA discrimination law rights) from information they found on the internet (e.g. EEOC’s website pages about ADA rights). While it is a great … Continue reading
Beware of the Employer Who Challenges All Unemployment Claims
Given the hard economic times, and surge of unemployment, Wisconsin employees have reason to be concerned about being laid off or fired from their jobs. Unfortunately, WI workers have an additional concern: there are some employers out there who appear … Continue reading
Filed under Employee Tip - Unemployment, Unemployment - Wisconsin
