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An Educational Wisconsin Legal Blog from the Attorneys of Hawks Quindel, S.C.WI Workers Compensation and Long-Term Opioid Use for Work Injuries
The State of Opioids in America It has become increasingly difficult to overlook the growing national conversation concerning the use of opioid drugs and the dire effects they have had on not only average people, but the American economy as a whole. The CDC estimates...
read moreCHARLTON HONORED BY BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA AS MILWAUKEE “LAWYER OF THE YEAR—EMPLOYMENT LAW-INDIVIDUALS”
Attorney Katherine Charlton was honored by Best Lawyers in America as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee among attorneys representing employees in employment law. Charlton will also be included in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for 2019. Charlton...
read moreHawks Quindel’s Timothy P. Maynard selected as one of Wisconsin’s 2018 Up and Coming Lawyers
The Wisconsin Law Journal has selected Hawks Quindel’s Timothy P. Maynard as one Wisconsin’s Up and Coming Lawyers for 2018. Each year, the Wisconsin Law Journal selects it Up and Coming Lawyers honorees based on their “determination – in legal work, in community...
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Why Gallagher Bassett and Other TPAs Deny Worker’s Compensation Claims
Has Gallagher Bassett Denied Your Workers Comp Claim? You’re Not Alone Many people do not know when their employer is self-insured for worker’s compensation benefits. Under Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation law, large employers who meet certain asset requirements can...
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Attorney Lodahl Featured in Recent Our Lives Article
Attorney Lynn Lodahl's work with Trans Law Help Wisconsin was highlighted in a recent article in Our Lives magazine. Trans Law Help Wisconsin is a legal aid clinic that assists members of the trans community with the legal processes required to change their name and...
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Trump Tax Cuts Eliminate Maintenance Deductions
President Trump’s new tax reform law, the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (“Act”), is a sweeping change to the federal income tax. Among its many impacts, the Act affects Wisconsin family law actions by changing or eliminating the federal income tax rules for the child tax...
read moreCharlton Receives an “Attorney Jon Allen Pace Setter Award” from the Milwaukee Justice Center
Hawks Quindel attorney Kathy Charlton received an “Attorney Jon Allen Pace Setter Award” from the Milwaukee Justice Center (MJC) at the “MJC Run for Justice” on June 20, 2018. The MJC honored Charlton for her 25 plus years of service as an attorney volunteer in its...
read moreCar Repossession & Your Rights Under Wisconsin Law
Do you know someone struggling to make car payments? Or someone who has had his or her car repossessed? Wisconsin law mandates specific notice requirements that lenders must follow before they can repossess your car, and provides consumers with substantial remedies if...
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Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation and the Child Support System
Child Support Agencies May Directly Intervene in a Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Claim Workers injured on the job in Wisconsin are typically eligible to receive worker’s compensation benefits, which includes wage replacement and disability income, as well as...
read moreTwo Wisconsin law firms bring their fight against Epic Systems to arbitration after United States Supreme Court ruling
Two Wisconsin law firms, Hawks Quindel S.C. and Habush Habush & Rottier S.C.® announced their intention to individually vindicate the employment claims of their clients following a decision released today in the case Epic Systems Co. v. Lewis. The U.S. Supreme Court...
read moreAttorney Danielle Schroder to Present at WDBA Annual Meeting
Attorney Danielle Schroder will co-present with Attorney Tony McGrath on “Hot Topics in Employment Law” at the Western District Bar Association (WDBA) Annual Meeting on May 17, 2018. Their presentation will address topics such as the #MeToo movement, medical leave as...
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Guide to Back & Neck Injuries Under Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation
Worker’s Compensation for Back and Neck Injuries in Wisconsin Back and neck injuries can be debilitating. Your spine carries the weight of your body, and also protects the nerves that power everything you do. From numbness, tingling and pain in your arms and legs, to...
read moreAttorney Good to Present on Identifying and Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment
Attorney Colin B. Good will co-present “Identifying and Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment in the Wake of #MeToo” with Attorney Farrah Rifelj for the State Bar of Wisconsin on May 22, 2018. The presentation will focus on the #MeToo movement and its effects of...
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HAWKS QUINDEL TO BE VENUE FOR SPRING 2018 MMOCA GALLERY NIGHT
The Madison office of Hawks Quindel is thrilled to be a returning participating venue in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Spring 2018 Gallery Night, from 5pm - 9pm on Friday, May 4th. Featured artists include Hanna Bruer, Rebecca Burg, Nancy Cox, Edna...
read moreSchroder to Lead Breakout Session at 7th Circuit Bar Association Annual Meeting
Attorney Danielle Schroder will serve as a moderator of the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin Panel at the 67th Annual Meeting of the Seventh Circuit Bar Association in Chicago on April 30, 2018. She will be joined by Attorney Megan Stelljes of Foley &...
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Temporary Total Disability (TTD) – Offsets, Exceptions & Vacation Pay
Reductions to Temporary Total Disability Payments and Using Vacation Pay After a Work Injury An injured worker is eligible for temporary total disability (“TTD”) payments if he or she is unable to return to work while healing from and receiving medical treatment for a...
read moreQuindel Featured in Recent Article on Reporting Workplace Sexual Assault
Attorney Barbara Zack Quindel shares her advice on how to report sexual assault in the workplace in a recent article published by Neighborhood News Service (NNS). Please follow this link to read the article. Attorney Quindel has been practicing employment law for over...
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Six Common Acts of Illegal Housing Discrimination WI Residents Should Know
If you have been frustrated during your search to rent or purchase residential housing by acts that do not seem fair to you, local, state or federal fair housing laws might provide remedies. The following violations of housing discrimination law are common in...
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Transgender Employee Rights Protected by Title VII in Sixth Circuit
Transgender Employee’s Rights Protected As Sex Discrimination Under Title VII The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an important decision in March 2018 concerning the rights of transgender employees in the workplace. In EEOC v. R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes,...
read moreCharlton to Train Lawyers On State and Federal Fair Housing Laws
Hawks Quindel Attorney Katherine Charlton will train lawyers interested in litigating fair housing discrimination cases at seminars on March 22, 2018 (Madison) and March 27, 2018 (Milwaukee). Charlton will focus on state and federal fair housing laws and the...
read moreATTORNEY SCHRODER TO SPEAK ON LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE AND WORKPLACE STRESS
Attorney Danielle Schroder will present at the Wisconsin State Bar Labor & Employment Law Luncheons held on March 15th and 16th in Milwaukee and Madison, respectively. Attorney Schroder’s presentation will address the following topics: guidance for employers dealing...
read moreAttorney Aaron Halstead Featured in Winter 2018 Issue of The Verdict
Attorney Aaron Halstead has authored “The Rights of Undocumented Workers Under The Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Act,” published in The Verdict (Winter 2018), the quarterly publication of the Wisconsin Association for Justice (WAJ). WAJ’s mission is to promote a...
read moreSupreme Court of Wisconsin Ices Manitowoc Company’s Non-Solicitation of Employees Provision, Lifts Engineer to Victory
As we’ve written about in the past, the Wisconsin Legislature and the Supreme Court of Wisconsin have restricted employers’ attempts to limit the activities of former employees, when they’ve moved to new employers. Last month, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin limited an...
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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 “Do you have any medical conditions which could limit your ability to work?” “Do you take any prescription drugs?” “Would you require any accommodations to...
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Occupational Diseases and Workers Compensation After Retirement in WI
Worker’s Compensation Claims Related to Occupational Diseases After Retirement When a work-related disease develops over time and results in the death or disability of a worker years after his or her retirement, there are often challenging legal questions as to the...
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