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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 You may have been asked these or similar questions on...
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...
Why Injured Wisconsin Workers Should Refuse To Provide Recorded Statements To Worker’s Compensation Insurance Carriers
It is not uncommon for injured workers to receive a telephone call shortly after a workplace accident in which an insurance claims adjustor requests that...
An Insurance Company’s “Closed File” Defense is Invalid in a Wisconsin Worker’s Comp Case
Injured workers seeking additional compensation, benefits or medical treatment are frequently confronted by a claims adjustor’s claim that the insurance carrier has “closed its file”...
Is Your Workers Comp Insurance Company Paying You the Correct Weekly Benefit?
If you are receiving Wisconsin worker’s compensation benefits, you may want to verify you are getting the correct amount. By learning how Wisconsin worker’s compensation...