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Wisconsin Supreme Court on Wis. Stat. § 108.04(5)(e): Employers May Adopt Their Own Absenteeism Policies

[10/16/18]

Posted on October 16, 2018 in HR Insights for Health Care

Published by: Hall Render

Recently, the Wisconsin Supreme Court affirmatively ruled that an employee’s violation of his or her employer’s written absenteeism policy constituted “misconduct” under Wis. Stat. § 108.04(5), even where the employer’s absenteeism policy was more stringent than the definition of absenteeism outlined under the statute. In doing so, the Court reversed a decision by the... READ MORE

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