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Wisconsin Employers Should Consider the Likely Increase in “Open Carry” when Developing Their Weapons/Firearms Policies

Posted by Attorney David McClurg in Human Resources, Business Management / Comments

Much has been written of late regarding the legalization of concealed carry of weapons by holders of valid permits in Wisconsin. However, little attention had been paid to the significant expansion of the right to openly carry loaded handguns in Wisconsin under Wisconsin’s Concealed Carry Law. “Open carry” is sometimes referred to as “constitutional carry” because the Wisconsin State Constitution provides that "The people have the right to keep and ...

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Wisconsin's Concealed Carry Goes Into Effect November 1st. Is Your Company Prepared?

Posted by in Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Business Management / Comments

As a past blog article discussed, Wisconsin's Concealed Carry law goes into effect in one month- November 1st.  On that day, individiauls who have passed all of the requisite criteria, will be allowed to carry conceled weapons in general public, with some restrictions.  The general public, of course ,includes businesses- unless that business has established other rules and posted the same.Companies who have yet to make decisions on how they ...

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THE NLRB RELEASES A REPORT SEEKING TO PROVIDE GUIDANCE ON EMPLOYERS' SOCIAL MEDIA POLICIES

Posted by in Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Technology / Comments

In the past year the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has made the headlines in popular media over terminating or disciplining employees over their Facebook content. As a previous blog post discussed, these cases made headlines as they represented a departure from the typical employer discretion for disciplining as they thought fit for unsavory social media postings by their employees.The problem with these NLRB cases was that rarely were ...

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The NLRB Continues to Take Issue with "Facebook Firings"

Posted by in Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources, Technology / Comments

Has your company ever “dooced” anyone? “Dooce” is the term used among the internet and social media savvy to describe someone who has been fired for their website or online content.  The stories of employees being dooced have made their way both through pop culture and across the desks of business owners and advisers everywhere. Business owners who come to learn of an employee’s public declaration of ...

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The Hourly Employee and the Company Issued Device: Tips to Avoid the "Continuous Work Day" under the NLRA

Posted by in Human Resources, Technology / Comments

Smart phones, laptops, PDAs and cell phones. In today’s business world almost everyone has one or more of these devices.  More and more employers issue these devices to their employees to assist in productivity, allow more flex-time or alternative work arrangements and find they are a necessary component of doing business.  But aside from the obvious abusive employee usage, did you ever think they could end up costing the company ...

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HOW TO PUT THE “FUN” BACK INTO YOUR COMPANY SPONSORED FUNCTION WITHOUT PUTTING YOUR COMPANY AT RISK

Posted by in Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources / Comments

By: Lindsey R. KingAhhhh….. the dog-days of summer! The warm weather and good times go hand-in-hand with company hosted or sponsored picnics, golf outings, boating excursions or baseball games. Whatever the event and whatever the reason, make sure that your company evaluates, before the event how it is going to maximize the intentionof the outing (FUN!) while minimizing any increased liability to the company.Contemplate the following questions before your ...

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Tiger's Mistress: Confidentiality Agreements in Wisconsin

Posted by Attorney Roger L. Pettit in Business Contracts, Employer-Employee Relationship, Human Resources / Comments

By:Roger L. PettitA recent article on FoxSports.Com, carried the news that one of Tiger Wood’s mistresses has returned most of the hush money she received from the now infamous golfer.  What does this have to do with employment law?  Actually nothing, except that the scenario illustrates the dilemma faced by employers and employees when confronting an allegation that an employee has violated a confidentiality agreement.  Such agreements are almost ...

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