For more than a decade, an increasing number of workers are finding that they have “agreed” to have all of their workplace disputes handled through arbitration proceedings.
Note: This “agreement” is often little more than a clause in small print
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Catholic Charities of Wisconsin might be going to the US Supreme Court
The diocese has petitioned for review before the US Supreme Court the Catholic Charities decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
Note: All the filed materials with the US Supreme Court are available at the court’s public docket for this
Public hearing on unemployment in 2024
The Department has scheduled a public hearing on unemployment benefits and taxes for Thursday, November 21st, at 2 to 4 pm and 5 to 6 pm.
This public hearing is online only (via webex) and requires prior registration for both
Setting up Airplay on Xubuntu
Ubuntu handbook has instructions on how to get Airplay up and running on a Linux box.
With these instructions, here is what I did for my desktop.
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH
Upgrading to Xubuntu Noble — 24.04 from 22.02 — and a review
Frequent and recurring errors in log files
Given the breadth of hardware and operating system wrinkles at play with Linux, it is all too common to see recurring and minor errors pop up about some setting or hardware snafu that really does not matter.
For my desktop
Which political party is more likely to lead to economic gains
Or, who should be in charge for the sake of middle-class prosperity, Mr. Potter or George Bailey?
Unemployment is a key economic indicator, as the rate is tied to whether companies are hiring or laying off workers. The whole point
No administrative concealment penalties for Lost Wages Assistance
There is no doubt any longer that the 40% administrative concealment penalty that the Department charges for unemployment fraud is highly profitable to the Department.
Note: The 40% administrative penalty is actually two separate penalties: a 15% penalty that
Gig workers in Wisconsin
On March 26th of this year, the Wisconsin Supreme Court decided that further review in Amazon Logistics v. LIRC, 2024 WI 15, was premature. As a result, the court of appeals decision in Amazon Logistics v. LIRC, 2023
Wisconsin economic news
Jake has been on a tear with economic news for Wisconsin, and it has been too long since I provided an update on this front. So, I’m going to piggyback off of his efforts.
In general, Wisconsin has seen both