by Katherine Charlton | Apr 7, 2017 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Katherine Charlton
Seventh Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Concerning Employment Rights for the Gay and Lesbian Community Sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 according to a decision announced by the Seventh Circuit Court of...
by Katherine Charlton | Feb 14, 2017 | Employment Law, Katherine Charlton
Have you signed a noncompetition agreement? A confidentiality agreement? A nonsolicitation of employees’ agreement? Does your employment agreement include one or more of these provisions? If so, a review of your agreements by one of our employment team attorneys...
by Katherine Charlton | Aug 26, 2016 | Employment Discrimination, Katherine Charlton
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued the first decision from a federal appeals court concerning the long-simmering debate about whether or not employees can sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and claim that discrimination on the basis of...
by Katherine Charlton | Apr 28, 2016 | Family Law, Katherine Charlton
Grandparents who want to see their minor grandchildren over the objection of divorced parents face one less obstacle after an April Wisconsin Supreme Court decision. In In re the Marriage of Meister, #2014 AP 1283 (2016), the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled a...
by Katherine Charlton | Mar 16, 2016 | Employment Law, Katherine Charlton, Whistleblower
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Substantially Limits Whistleblower Protection Under Wisconsin State Law Whistleblower protections for public sector employees may be significantly reduced as a consequence of the Wisconsin Supreme Court decision in State of Wisconsin...
