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Balancing Breastfeeding and Work – Nursing Moms Now Have a Powerful Tool at their Disposal
New PUMP Act Remedies Effective April 28, 2023 The PUMP (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections) Act was passed by Congress on December 31st, 2022, but the...
Can Employers Legally Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Summer Murshid & Gregory Stratz On January 13, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two decisions regarding two of the current vaccine...
HIPAA Allows Most Employers to Share Private Employee Medical Info
I often receive calls from current and former employees concerned that an employer has violated their HIPAA rights. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and...
Hawks Quindel’s Generational Commitment to Election Protection
When I first started working for Hawks Quindel, Barbara Quindel and Michele Sumara were my supervising attorneys and my mentors. One of the first meetings...
COVID-19 Screenings at Work and Employee Legal Rights
Employees Rights Regarding COVID-19 Screenings at Work The COVID-19 Pandemic has created one of the largest work disruptions in history, leaving public and private sectors...
Workplace Options for Workers at High Risk for COVID-19
How Employees at High Risk for COVID-19 Can Stay Safe in the Workplace During the COVID-19 Pandemic, individuals with serious and chronic health conditions have...
Congress Passes New Employee Leave Benefits for Those Affected By Coronavirus
The President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law on March 18, 2020. The Act contains two provisions that provide for leave:...
Inadvertent, Repeated Errors Do Not Constitute “Substantial Fault” for WI Unemployment Benefits
In 2013, the Wisconsin legislature enacted new unemployment legislation. Under these new rules, employees may be denied unemployment benefits if they are found to have...
Unintended Consequences: Doctors’ Notes and Work Restrictions for Pregnant Women
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Young v. United Parcel Service highlighted several of the challenges pregnant women face in the workforce. Young v. U.P.S.,...