Updates on important legal developments as they occur.
A recent Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals case provides a good reminder for employers to be cautious when addressing employee absences that could be protected by FMLA.
Plan sponsors and administrators have the burden of demonstrating the reasonableness of fees charged to retirement plans, according to a recent opinion issued by the United States Supreme Court.
Employers are significantly restricted under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act in how they may use an individual’s “arrest record” to make an employment decision. Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that arrest record discrimination covers arrest records related to non-criminal as well as criminal offenses.