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  • Labor Standards(WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    Programs and information on wage and hours including: breaks & meals, hours of work & overtime, "one day of rest in seven", minimum wage, prevailing wage rate, wage pay & collection, and wage deductions. Also links to information and programs on medical exams & testing, records, seats for workers, street trades, work permits, and business closings & mass layoffs.
  • WI Labor and Industry Review Commission
    Agency reviews administrative law judges' equal rights decisions
  • National Labor Relations Board

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    • Complaints(WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
    • WI Hours of Work and Overtime Law(WI Dept. of Workforce Development)
      Summary of overtime regulations. Includes information on exempt employees & workplaces. Answers questions regarding meal or rest breaks during work shift, overtime requirements, how to calculate overtime compensation, and what records must be kept by employers.
    • WI Minimum Wage Law(WI Dept. of Workforce Development)

    The Law (Additional statutes, regulations & opinions may apply to your specific situation.)

    • WI Statutes: ch. 103 "Employment Regulations"
    • WI Statutes: ch. 104 "Minimum Wage Law"
    • WI Statutes: ch. 109 "Wage Payments, Claims and Collections"
    • WI Admin. Code: DWD 270-279 "Labor Standards"
    • U.S. Code: 29 USC 201-219 "Fair Labor Standards Act"
    • CFR: 29 CFR pts. 500-899 "Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor"
    • WI Opinions
      • Equal Rights Decisions(WI Labor & Industry Review Commission)

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      • Child Labor Law
      • Consumer Complaints
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      • Employment Law
      • Harassment in the Workplace
      • Legal Assistance
      • OSHA & Workplace Safety
      • White Collar Crime

      Law Review Articles

      • Calculating Overtime for Non-Exempt Employees and the FLSA Regular Rate
        Employee Relations L. Jnl 33:3 (Winter 2007)
      • Can Labor Standards Improve Under Globalization?
        100:3 (July 2006)
      • Employee Not Entitled to Overtime Where Employer Not Aware of Work
        State Bar News January 27, 2012
      • Fair Labor Standards Act: the High Cost of Non-Compliance
        Employee Relations L. Jnl 33:1 (Summer 2007)
      • New Globalization: Mediating the Role of Mediation in Enforcing International Fair Labor Standards
        23:2 (Spring 2005)
      • Pursuing an FLSA Claim
        Trial 44:8 (Aug 2008) p18

      Library Resources

      • Advanced Employment Law: Working Through Common Problems
      • Employer's Guide to the Fair Labor Standards Act
      • Fair Labor Standards Handbook for States; Local Governments and Schools
      • Litigating the Class Action Wage & Hour Case
      • Wisconsin Wages and Hours Handbook
      • Workers Compensation & Employee Protection Laws in a Nutshell

      Journals & Legal Databases

      • HeinOnline
      • Hofstra Labor & Employment Law Journal
      • Labor Law Journal

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      Last Updated: June 24, 2021

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