by Colin Good | May 15, 2014 | Colin Good, Employment Law
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) requires an employer to provide a reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment, except when such accommodation would cause the...
by Colin Good | Apr 1, 2014 | Colin Good, Employment Law
FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE RIGHTS IN WISCONSIN MAY IMPROVE Legislation was recently introduced in the United States House of Representatives that would allow more Wisconsinites to take unpaid leave to care for themselves or family members. The Family and Medical Leave...
by Colin Good | Jan 31, 2014 | Colin Good, Employment Law
U.S. Senate Passes Historic Anti-Discrimination Legislation The United States Senate recently passed a historic piece of legislation that would ban workplace discrimination against gay and transgendered* employees. On November 7, 2013, the Senate voted 64-32 to pass...
by Colin Good | Dec 18, 2013 | Colin Good, Unemployment
We recently addressed some negative changes occurring to Wisconsin’s unemployment insurance laws and the dire consequences they will bring for many unskilled or impoverished workers. Essentially, Wisconsin workers who have the most difficulty finding work will soon...
by Colin Good | Oct 14, 2013 | Colin Good, Unemployment
As many of you know, Wisconsin unemployment insurance law underwent substantial changes as a result of the 2013-2015 biennial budget bill, passed as 2013 Wisconsin Act 20 (“Act 20”) on June 30, 2013, and 2013 Wisconsin Act 36 (“Act 36”) enacted on July 5, 2013. These...
