With people quitting their jobs at a record pace, employers in Madison and elsewhere are focused on finding quality talent, and many also have goals for increasing the diversity of their workforces.
Wisconsin residents with preexisting contamination on their properties they didn't cause were allowed to share their stories to legislators in support of a bill to shift the responsibility for cleanup elsewhere.
A settlement of nearly $24 million against Navient, a student loan servicing company, will help more than 5,100 student loan borrowers in Wisconsin.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that OSHA exceeded its authority by requiring large employers to adopt mandatory vaccination policies, but ruled that health care providers can require the vaccinations.
Candidate paperwork filed last week indicated that 30% of the current board won’t be running, and unopposed newcomers are running for eight of the open seats.
In a letter to legislators, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce (WMC) and a coalition of 53 business groups and employers opposed legislation that would eliminate a process that delivers clinically administered drugs directly to providers.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced a civil judgment against Recycling Compliance Specialists LLC, dba Midwest Lamp Recycling, and is requiring the company to pay a penalty of $90,000 for alleged violations of Wisconsin’s hazardous waste laws.
City inspectors have notified the owners of 131 W. Wilson that the city is again closing the office and restaurant building because the landlord failed to comply with previously established conditions of occupancy.
Nichole Genz of Evansville has pled guilty to wire fraud against a Madison daycare center.
In the ongoing debate about the merit of workplace COVID-19 vaccine mandates, you can now add this to the mix: On Monday, Dec. 6, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced all New Yorkers will need to be vaccinated if they want to go to work.
U.S. District Judge William Conley has tossed out most of Helbachs Coffee Roasters and Kitchen’s lawsuit against the city and county’s 2020 mask order.
The Madison Common Council approved the city’s 2022 capital and operating budgets after three evenings of deliberations.
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a final ruling on tipped workers and established when an employer can pay less than the federal minimum wage.
The operating budget totals $660,577,196 and the capital budget is $94,175,900.
Gov. Tony Evers released a statement on the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act outlining how the new legislation will help the state.
The Biden administration announced that companies with at least 100 workers will be required to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave to recover from the effects of the shots.
On the day the city of Madison’s previous face covering order was set to expire, a new order will take effect and extend the requirement until Nov. 27.
The Wisconsin Assembly passed a package of bills that the Madison assessor warned could shift property taxes from businesses to homeowners.
Dane County Circuit Judge Jacob Frost has issued a temporary injunction halting the state’s fall wolf hunt.
The office building at 131 W. Wilson, closed by Madison’s Building Inspection Division due to structural concerns, will be reopening this week.
