by Colin Good | Jun 17, 2016 | Colin Good, Employment Discrimination
In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the limitations period for a constructive discharge claim by a federal employee begins running only after the employee resigns. In Green v. Brennan, Marvin Green was a mailman who suffered serious racial...
by Colin Good | Mar 3, 2016 | Colin Good, Employment Law
4 Steps Toward Protecting Your Employment and/or Bolstering a Wrongful Termination Case Employees often seek our counsel when the prospects of saving their jobs are dim or dire. Employees describe in painful terms the anxiety they feel about going to work and the...
by Colin Good | Dec 21, 2015 | Colin Good, Employment Discrimination
The National Partnership for Woman and Families recently released a report which found women in the United States are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to a yearly wage gap of $10,762 between full-time working men and women. In Wisconsin, the study...
by Colin Good | Sep 30, 2015 | Colin Good, Employment Law
On the Friday before Labor Day weekend, the Seventh Circuit upheld a National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) ruling that AutoNation Inc., the largest automotive retailer in the U.S., violated the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”) when its then-associate general...
by Colin Good | Jul 9, 2015 | Colin Good, Employment Law
Many employers require a background check before finalizing a job offer to a prospective employee. While there are various protections in place to ensure an employer does not discriminate against applicants based on their criminal history or credit history, applicants...