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Court Must Adjudicate the Merits before Transferring Properties to Trust Over Owner’s Objection
In City of Milwaukee v. Choudry, 2018AP1693 (Dec. 27, 2019), the Wisconsin Court of Appeals reversed a circuit court order transferring the defendant’s properties into a trust. The appellate court held that, because the trial court never made a final judgment on the merits of the case, it lacked authority to impose a remedy. Starting in […]
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Are You Ready? Reminder: New White-Collar Exemption Rule is Effective January 1, 2020.
Under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) “white collar” exemption, employees are exempt and not entitled to overtime if: (1) a “duties” test establishing that the employees are executive, administrative or professional employees as defined by federal rules is met; (2) employees are paid on a salary or fee basis; and (3) employees are […]
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NLRB Further Defines Concerted Activity
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees—even those in non-union workplaces—engaged in protected concerted activity for the purposes of mutual aid and protection. But what does “concerted” activity mean? A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, Alstate Maintenance, 367 NLRB No. 68, helps define the contours of the term. In Alstate, the employer provided skycap services at an airport. […]
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Tax Law Update
The Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (2010 Act), signed into law on December 17, 2010, has changed the law relating to estate and gift taxes. Over the past ten years, due to an earlier change in the tax law, the estate tax exemption was substantially increased and the tax […]
