Wisconsin Employment Law Articles http://www.elinfonet.com/starticles/50 Articles discussing workplace law in Wisconsin. Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:07:41 EST en-us Wisconsin and Missouri Enact Drug Law Changes Affecting Workplaces. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1617 Article: 1617 Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Effective June 1, Wisconsin will require substance abuse prevention programs on most state public-works projects. It forbids employees from using or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol while performing project work. Employers are charged with enforcing and paying for these requirements. Increase in Wisconsin Minimum Wage Is Effective June 1, 2005. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1330 Article: 1330 Fri, 03 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Finding that a "state of emergency" exists, the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development issued an emergency ruling in mid-May 2005, increasing the state's minimum wage to $5.60, effective June 1, 2005. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division Increases Minimum Wage. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1323 Article: 1323 Fri, 20 May 2005 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Recognizing that the federal minimum wage has fallen to its lowest inflation-adjusted value of all time, and commenting that wages are “so low that workers and their families can’t afford their most basic needs,” the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, Equal Rights Division (“ERD”) amended its labor standards rules to make significant changes to the state minimum wage requirements, including an increase to minimum wages. Wisconsin Employers Now Subject to Two Sets of Overtime Pay Rules: State and Federal. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=1097 Article: 1097 Fri, 10 Sep 2004 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) To comply with overtime pay requirements in Wisconsin, employers now must meet two sets of exemption requirements: Wisconsin's state law requirements and the FLSA's new requirements. Wisconsin Employers Face New Hurdle When Accommodating Disabled Employees. http://www.elinfonet.com/newscount.php?stateID=894 Article: 894 Wed, 24 Dec 2003 00:00:00 EST elin@elinfonet.com (Employment Law Information Network) Wisconsin employers now must proceed even more cautiously than before when determining whether they can accommodate a disabled employee’s work restrictions.