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Attorneys Halstead and Knatterud-Johnson’s representation of employee fired for use of lawful CBD product highlighted by Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Madison Shareholding Attorney Aaron Halstead and Associate Attorney Emma Knatterud-Johnson were recently featured in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for their work on an employment discrimination...
Attorney Aaron Halstead Wins Retirement Benefits for Public Safety Officers Union
Ashwaubenon Must Pay Officers Historic Retirement Benefits and Vacation Pay Hawks Quindel recently notched another victory for working people in Wisconsin. Appearing before the Wisconsin...
WI Workers Comp Aids Injured Workers Laid Off During COVID-19
Injured Employees Laid Off or Fired During the Coronavirus Crisis May Be Eligible for Wisconsin Workers Compensation Many Wisconsin businesses have closed – either temporarily...
Securing Justice When Insult is Added to Injury: The Wisconsin Workers Compensation Act’s Protection Against Wrongful Termination
Wisconsin’s “Refusal to Rehire” Statute In 1975, the Wisconsin legislature enacted section 102.35(3), Wis. Stats, to protected injured employees from the loss of employment following...
Intermittent FMLA Work Leave – Protections & Responsibilities
Navigating Intermittent FMLA Leave The Family and Medical Leave Act allows eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per 12 month...
Disability Questions a Prospective Employer May Not Ask Job Applicants
Disability Discrimination in the Workplace: What Prospective Employers Can and Cannot Ask About Your Disability “Do you have any medical conditions which could limit your...
Attorney Aaron Halstead, “Refusal to Rehire” Expert
Generally, Wisconsin’s “at will” employment doctrine allows an employer to legally fire an employee at any time, for most any reason. After an on-the-job work...
Religious Discrimination: What Your Employer Does – And Does Not – Have to Do to Accommodate Your Religious Practices
Over fifty Muslim employees of Ariens Company in Brillion, Wisconsin are currently negotiating with the company over a requested accommodation for their religious practices. These...
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decides Injured Worker Can Be Forced to Accept Settlement from Third Party Who Caused His Injuries
In one of the last opinions issued during its most recent term, the Wisconsin Supreme Court held that a circuit court can allow a worker’s...