The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently gave an answer in Kieninger v. Crown Equipment Corporation to an issue that had long plagued employers—the compensability of employee commute time.   The issue before the court was whether an employer—in this case Crown Equipment Corporation—was required to compensate employees for their commute time between the employee’s home and...

Non-solicitation agreements are provisions included in most employment contracts to prevent an employee from leaving the company, going to work for a competitor, and poaching the employer’s clients, prospective clients or employees. Non-solicitation agreements differ from non-compete agreements in that while a non-solicitation agreement focuses more on preventing the employee that is leaving from bringing...