The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division has updated its "Fair Employment Law" poster.  It is now unlawful for employers to discriminate against employees and job applicants for declining to attend a meeting or participate in any communication about religious or political matters. According to the agency, this change is mandatory and all...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has updated its Family and Medical Leave notice.  According the agency, the change is mandatory and all employers with 50 or more employees must replace existing notices dated 09/2009 with the new version dated 01/2010.   Under the state law, employers with 50 or more employees must now also allow employees of either sex:...

Though it's being challenged in court, a referendum approved this month by voters in Milwaukee to provide up to nine paid sick days for all workers in the city has already taken effect and must be fully implemented by Feb. 10, 2009. The law mandates one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked up to a maximum of 72 hours, or nine days. Private employers must apply the law to all...

In the end, even the City of Milwaukee sent lawyers to court to argue that it was "not ready" to implement a voter referendum that mandated up to nine days of paid sick leave for employees of any business in the city. The Milwaukee County Circuit Court ruled that the law be placed on hold until May 11 when further legal proceedings would commence. In November, Milwaukee voters...

Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Thomas Cooper has struck down a voter-approved initiative that would have granted every employee in Milwaukee up to nine days of paid sick leave per year. The ruling came on a challenge by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce (MMAC) seeking a permanent injunction. Judge Cooper found that the law violated Wisconsin's Direct Legislation statute...

The State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce and Development has updated and released new information regarding two of its mandatory posters, the Minimum Wage and Family and Medical Leave Act posters.   The minimum wage notice has been updated as follows: Effective July 24, 2009, the minimum wage will increase from $6.50 per hour to $7.25 for non-opportunity employees....

The State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce and Development has updated and released new information regarding two of its mandatory posters, the Minimum Wage and Family and Medical Leave Act. The minimum wage notice has been updated as follows: Effective July 24, 2009, the minimum wage will increase from $6.50 per hour to $7.25 for non-opportunity employees. Under the...