Erica Reib

Employment LawScene Alert: Ruling on Marquette Professor Contains Lessons for Private Employers

On Friday, July 6, 2018, the Wisconsin Supreme Court determined that Marquette University had breached its contract with tenured professor…

6 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Supreme Court Decides Class-Action Waivers Are Enforceable for Employees

For the last several years, employers have been operating under a cloud of confusion regarding whether provisions in employment agreements…

6 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Employers Should Review Their Employee Non-Solicitation Agreements

On January 19, 2018, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision in The Manitowoc Company, Inc. v. Lanning affirming a…

7 years ago

Seventeen Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

Each year, Super Lawyers surveys the State’s attorneys and judges, seeking the State’s top attorneys. The lists for 2017 were…

7 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Multi-Month Need for Leave Disqualifies Employee from ADA Protections

Last week, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision in which it stated that the Americans with Disabilities…

7 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Court Invalidates Expanded Overtime Rule

On Thursday, a federal court in Texas issued summary judgment invalidating the Obama administration’s updated overtime regulations, which raised the…

7 years ago

Seventh Circuit Upholds Wisconsin Right-to-Work

In March 2015, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed Right-to-Work legislation into law, which allowed workers covered by union representation to…

7 years ago

Congress Contemplates “Comp Time” Bill

In May 2017, the House of Representatives passed the Working Families Flexibility Act, which would amend the Fair Labor Standards…

7 years ago

Don’t Forget about DOL’s New Overtime Rules Just Yet

In November, a federal court in Texas issued a nationwide injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing…

8 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: What President Trump’s Supreme Court Nominee Could Mean for Employers

On January 31, 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals to fill…

8 years ago