Timothy Hawks News and Victories
HALSTEAD AND HAWKS SECURE COURT VICTORY FOR EMPLOYEES OF MONONA LIBRARY BOARD
March 04, 2013
Attorneys Aaron Halstead and Timothy Hawks have won another significant victory for organized labor, this time in Dane County Circuit Court. In December 2011, the City of Monona’s Library Board informed library employees, represented by AFSCME Local 60, that the Board would not honor the parties’ 2012-2013 collective bargaining agreement. The parties had signed that agreement in 2010, but the ... more->>
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HAWKS & HALSTEAD WIN VICTORY FOR RACINE UNION EMPLOYEES – RACINE MUST ABIDE BY CONTRACTS FOR 2013 & 2014
January 02, 2013
The Racine County Circuit Court has issued a declaratory judgment in favor of over 500 union represented employees of the City of Racine, who sued the City for breaching five collective bargaining agreements between the Unions and the City. In late 2010 and early 2011,the three unions – AFSCME Local 67, the Racine Police Association and IAFF Local 321 – entered into agreements for wages, ... more->>
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HAWKS QUINDEL ATTORNEYS NAMED AS 2012 SUPER LAWYERS
November 12, 2012
Hawks Quindel is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been recognized as Wisconsin Super Lawyers for 2012: Aaron Halstead (Employment & Labor; Worker's Compensation), Katherine Charlton (Employment & Labor), Timothy Hawks (Employment & Labor), and Barbara Zack Quindel (Employment & Labor).Attorneys Nicholas Fairweather (Employment & Labor), William Parsons (Employee Benefits/... more->>
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HAWKS AGAIN RECOGNIZED AS UNION LAWYER OF THE YEAR
September 14, 2012
Hawks Quindel is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers, a peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named Timothy Hawks as Milwaukee’s Union Lawyer of the Year for 2013. Best Lawyers honors only a single lawyer in each specialty with this distinction. Attorney Hawks has been named a Best Lawyer for 25 years and previously was named as Milwaukee’s Union Lawyer of the Year for 2011. ... more->>
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CHARLTON, HALSTEAD, HAWKS, NOVOTNAK, PARSONS, QUINDEL, AND SWEETLAND NAMED AS “BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA” FOR 2013
September 11, 2012
Hawks Quindel is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been named “Best Lawyers in America” for 2013. Best Lawyers is a peer-review publication in the legal profession. For 2013, the following Hawks Quindel Attorneys have been honored: • Katherine Charlton – “Employment Law – Individuals” • Aaron Halstead – “Labor Law – Union Litigation and Worker’s Compensation Law – Claimants” •... more->>
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HAWKS & HALSTEAD FILE SUIT ON BEHALF OF CITY OF RACINE EMPLOYEES TO ENFORCE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS
July 20, 2012
On July 19, 2012, Attorney Timothy Hawks and Aaron Halstead filed suit against the City of Racine, on behalf of City of Racine firefighters, police officers, public works, streets, clerical, water and wastewater, and various other city employees. The lawsuit alleges that, on July 17, 2012, the City illegally rescinded collective bargaining agreements it signed with over 500 city employees, in ... more->>
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HAWKS DISCUSSES GOVERNOR WALKER’S NEW PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PAY RULE ON SLY IN THE MORNING
April 30, 2012
Attorney Timothy Hawks was interviewed by Sly in the Morning to discuss Governor Walker’s new rule affecting wages of public employees. The full interview may be found here.... more->>
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HAWKS TO SPEAK AT NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ARBITRATORS CONFERENCE IN JUNE REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA AND LABOR LAW
April 03, 2012
On June 7, 2012 Attorney Timothy Hawks will be speaking as a part of a panel regarding the intersection of social media and labor relations law. Attorney Hawks will be joined by Professor Marty Malin and Attorney Jennifer Dunn. Attorney Hawks’ presentation will specifically focus on the role of social media in discharge and discipline cases. A copy of the entire outline from this presentation may... more->>
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US FEDERAL COURT NIPS WALKER’S WINGS: JUDGE WILLIAM CONLEY STRIKES DOWN TWO ONEROUS PROVISIONS OF ACT 10
April 02, 2012
On Friday, March 30, 2012, Judge William Conley in the federal district court for the Western District of Wisconsin found significant parts of Act 10, Wisconsin’s radical reform of public employees’ right to engage in collective bargaining, unconstitutional:· The Court found the requirement for annual recertification votes in which 51% of the employees must vote every year to recertify - an ... more->>
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HALSTEAD AND HAWKS FILE ACTION ON BEHALF OF MONONA LIBRARY EMPLOYEES
March 29, 2012
On March 23, 2012, Attorneys Aaron Halstead and Timothy Hawks filed a declaratory judgment action in Dane County Circuit Court on behalf of AFSCME, Local 60, members employed in the City of Monona’s library bargaining unit. The lawsuit alleges that the Library Board has committed prohibited practices under the Municipal Employment Relations Act, by refusing to honor the obligations its ... more->>
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