KASHOUA YANG SELECTED AS MILWAUKEE BAR ASSOCIATION MESSENGER'S SPRING 2012 VOLUNTEER
February 13, 2012
Kashoua Yang is selected as the Milwaukee Bar Association Messenger’s Spring 2012 Volunteer. She will be profiled in the “Volunteer Spotlight” section of the MBA’s Messenger. Ms. Yang is recognized for her volunteer work in the community. You can read more about Ms. Yang’s volunteer work by going to the Milwaukee Bar Association’s website.... more->>
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HALSTEAD WINS REINSTATEMENT OF AFSCME EMPLOYEE IN COLUMBIA COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT ARBITRATION
February 10, 2012
On January 6, 2012, Arbitrator Stanley Michelstetter issued an Arbitration Award in favor of AFSCME Local 995, overturning Columbia County’s termination of Highway Department employee Tommy Jones. Jones, a long-term employee of the County, had been fired for allegedly assisting other employees in taking wood from a County park for personal use and for not being honest with the County during its... more->>
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PARSONS SECURES WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR WRONGFULLY TERMINATED EMPLOYEE
February 09, 2012
A restaurant cook who was injured while cleaning a deep fryer was wrongfully terminated by her employer. The employer returned the injured worker back to work after the accident, but subsequently fired her based on allegations of food theft. At hearing, the Administrative Law Judge found that the employee was injured at work and was subsequently terminated. Pursuant to Wis. Stat. Sec. 102.35(3),... more->>
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CHARLTON AND HALSTEAD TO CHAIR STATE BAR CONFERENCE ON EMPLOYMENT LAW
February 08, 2012
Aaron Halstead and Katherine Charlton will co-chair the State Bar of Wisconsin's Annual Employment Law Update in the fall, 2012. Held in both Milwaukee and Madison, the Update brings together lawyers representing both employees and employers, as well as academics and administrative law judges and judges at all levels of state and federal government. Aaron and Kathy also frequently speak at the... more->>
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JUDGE ADELMAN DISMISSES LAWSUIT AGAINST METROPOLITAN MILWAUKEE FAIR HOUSING COUNCIL, INC. AND THE STATE EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION AND HUD
February 07, 2012
The Honorable Lynn Adelman recently dismissed a complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin by two Wisconsin landlords who had been sued for discrimination by a client of the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Housing Council, Inc. (MMFHC). The landlords also named as defendants the bona fide home seeker, two Wisconsin assistant attorneys general, two state... more->>
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SUPERIOR SATELLITE TECHNICIANS SETTLE UNPAID WAGES SUIT
January 04, 2012
Attorneys William Parsons and David Zoeller were a part of a litigation team representing Superior Satellite technicians in their unpaid wage lawsuit. Plaintiff’s counsel filed for preliminary approval of a class action settlement on December 23, 2011. The settlement of $750,000 repays the technicians for alleged unpaid overtime wages, alleged unlawful deductions, as well as attorney’s fees and... more->>
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SAKS FILES LAWSUIT TO PROTECT VOTERS RIGHTS
December 19, 2011
UPDATED – Video coverage of Mr. Saks’ press conference may be found here. Coverage from Wisconsin Public Radio may be found here. On December 16, 2011, Attorney Richard Saks filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Milwaukee Branch of the NAACP and Voces de la Frontera in Dane County Wisconsin Circuit Court. The lawsuit challenges 2011 Wisconsin Act 23, aka, Wisconsin’s Photo ID Law. The lawsuit asks... more->>
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CHARLTON AND MURSHID CONTRIBUTE TO WISCONSIN EMPLOYMENT LAW TREATISE
December 14, 2011
Attorneys Summer Murshid and Katherine Charlton will update the "Privacy and Individual Rights" chapter of the multi-volume Employment Law treatise published by the State Bar of Wisconsin and updated for 2012. Attorneys Timothy Hawks and Jeffery Sweetland have previously contributed to this treatise.... more->>
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PARSONS AND ZOELLER PRESENT ON EMERGING ISSUES IN WAGE AND HOUR LITIGATION
December 13, 2011
On November 17 and 18, 2011 Attorneys William Parsons and David Zoeller gave presentations to the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Labor and Employment Law Section. Attorneys Parsons and Zoeller discussed several key topics, including how employers can calculate overtime pay rates, when employees must be paid for putting on or taking off protective gear, the difference between an employee and an... more->>
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SHAPIRO APPOINTED TO MATRIMONIAL INN OF COURT
December 12, 2011
Attorney Amy Shapiro has been appointed to Board of the Leander J. Foley, Jr. Matrimonial Inn of Court. The Matrimonial Inn is an association of attorneys, judges, and other legal professionals who practice family law and share a passion for professional excellence. Attorney Katherine Charlton is also a member of the Matrimonial Inn.... more->>
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