Clarification on Executive Order Concerning Foreign National Registration
Within the barrage of initiatives, goals, policy statements, directives to agencies, and various other Trump Administration actions regarding immigration, is the reinvigoration of the long-standing Alien Registration requirements. This alert is intended to clarify the scope of this requirement where possible but also note the uncertainty of its scope in other circumstances. Executive Order – […]
Federal Immigration Enforcement in Schools
As the second Trump Administration takes office, we have been treated with an instant flood of Executive Orders addressing, among other things, the administration’s immigration enforcement initiatives. Primarily, these enforcement initiatives target border security and border crossings, undocumented individuals with criminal convictions or with prior removal orders. One measure that has captured the attention of […]
Federal Court Reviews Ability to Control Social Media Comments
Social media is, depending on one’s perspective, a powerful messaging tool or a distraction full of unhelpful comments at best, and oftentimes outright nasty, vitriolic comments. Social media content designed to inform the public about the workings of their government can very easily be taken over by those more interested in pursuing their negative personal […]
Department of Labor Dramatically Raises Exempt Salary Requirements
The U.S. Department of Labor published its final rule increasing the salary threshold under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for White Collar Exemptions on April 26, 2024. Exempt status applies to employment positions that are not eligible for overtime compensation because they involve the performance of certain types of duties (executive, administrative, or professional) […]
Municipal Citations Not Covered by Arrest Record Discrimination Law
Wisconsin’s Fair Employment Act (WFEA) contains protections against discrimination on the basis of certain employee characteristics, such as gender, national origin, or disability. The law also protects against discrimination on the basis of employee conduct, such as protections against discrimination for the use or nonuse of lawful products, or discrimination for one’s arrest and conviction […]
Remote Work and the FLSA – A Perilous Combination
The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is a federal law that requires, among other things, that employers compensate employees at a rate of 1.5 times the employee’s regular pay rate for all overtime work performed (generally, all hours beyond 40 hours of work in a workweek). This requirement applies to all compensable overtime hours unless […]
2023-2025 Biennial Budget Update
After each biennial state budget has been adopted, we have provided a discussion of items contained within that budget that is of interest to our clients. In some previous budget cycles, the budget has contained significant policy components along with financial appropriations, in some instances requiring a series of articles to discuss those updates. The […]
The Wisconsin Court of Appeals Addresses the Public Records Law Related to Applicants for a School Board Vacancy
Part of our goal in preparing legal update articles for our clients is to provide practical guidance on matters relevant to our clients. To public entities, the often-convoluted legal landscape of public records law is one of those topics that, while not always exciting, it is nonetheless important to understand. In that vein, this article […]
Student Free Speech Following the Supreme Court’s Cheerleader Decision
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Mahanoy Area School District v. Levy, 141 S.Ct. 2038 (2021), courts have grappled with applying First Amendment freedom of speech law in the context of off campus student speech that implicates potential disciplinary interest relative to the school environment. Mahanoy, often referred to as “the cheerleader case” found […]
Implementing Lifesaving Measures Instruction in Schools
Wisconsin Schools Professional football fans and others alike, have been gripped by the story of Buffalo Bills defensive back, Damar Hamlin, following his collapse on Monday Night Football. He reportedly suffered cardiac arrest and, because of the immediate and comprehensive medical response, was resuscitated on the field before being taken to a local hospital. As […]
