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How Income Benefits Interact for Injured & Disabled WI Workers
WISCONSIN WORKER INCOME BENEFITS & HOW THEY INTERACT Whether you are out of work due to injury, disability, or some other reason that was not your fault, you may be facing financial hardship because you are no longer earning income from wages or a salary. It can...
Can Employers Legally Require Employee COVID-19 Vaccinations?
Who is covered by the COVID-19 vaccine mandates? Summer Murshid & Gregory Stratz As employees and employers continued to navigate returning to their workplaces in the ever-changing COVID era, many have questions about which employers are covered by various...
Charlton and Good Co-Chair October 8, 2021 Annual Employment Law Update
Katherine Charlton and Colin Good will co-chair and speak at the October 8, 2021 State Bar Annual Employment Law Update. Charlton and Good will present an update on state and federal employment law case law. Other speakers will address diversity, equity and...
Title VII Doesn’t Protect Church Staff from Workplace Harassment
Title VII Does Not Protect Gay Organist Harassed & Terminated by Employer Employees of religious organizations who serve in “ministerial” roles are not protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of First Amendment protections given to religious...
Disability Location Determines Permanent Partial Disability Benefits
Permanent Partial Disability in Wisconsin Aside from medical bill coverage and wage loss benefits, permanent partial disability (PPD) is one of the most common benefits in the Wisconsin worker’s compensation system. PPD is assigned by a doctor if, once an injured...
Hawks Quindel Attorneys Honored as 2022’s- “Best Lawyers in America”
Hawks Quindel is proud to announce that 8 of our attorneys have been named "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers publication. Each year, Best Lawyers awards "Best Lawyer in America" to individual attorneys with the highest peer reviews within a specific...
Beginner’s Guide to Disability Benefits for Anxiety and/or Depression
CAN I GET SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION? A Step-by-Step Guide to Applying for Benefits for Anxiety and/or Depression Anxiety and depression are leading causes of disability among adults in the U.S. Many people suffer from both...
Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin-Marisol González Castillo
The National Trial Lawyers Announces Marisol González Castillo as One of Its Top 40 Under 40 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Wisconsin The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Marisol González Castillo of Hawks Quindel, S.C. in Madison has been selected...
Un Caso de Lesión Personal en Wisconsin de Inicio a Final
Experimentando una lesión, especialmente una seria, puede ser una situación frustrante y estresante. Este estrés y frustración puede ser aumentada dramáticamente cuando la lesión fue causada por otra persona, y esta persona o entidad (la parte negligente) se niega a...
How Does a Personal Injury Claim Work in Wisconsin?
A Wisconsin Personal Injury Case from Start to Finish Experiencing an injury, especially a serious one, can be a stressful and frustrating situation. This stress and frustration can increase dramatically when the injury was caused by someone else, and this person or...
Sex Discrimination Case Study – High School Coaching Positions
Sex Discrimination Occurred When High School Applied Sex Stereotypes and Manipulated a Hiring Process A job interview/selection process favoring men over woman is sex discrimination or sex stereotyping, a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ...
Applying for WI Unemployment Benefits – Summer 2021 Update
Another 2021 Unemployment Update: The American Rescue Plan Act and Beyond While Wisconsinites are beginning to see the light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel, its wake leaves many still suffering economic hardships. The good news is our administration...
Feds Keep “Economic Realities” in Employee vs Contractor Test
Employee or Independent Contractor? Department of Labor Will Keep “Economic Reality” Test The federal Department of Labor announced this week that it would withdraw a rule change proposed by the previous administration that would have made it easier for employers to...
Physician Employment Agreements – What Doctors Need to Know
Physician Employment Mobility: Options & Constraints Under Your Physician Employment Agreement If you are a doctor considering a change in employment, the contract you signed when you accepted the job will provide important guidelines and restrictions regarding...
COBRA Health Insurance Subsidies Under 2021 American Rescue Plan
2021 American Rescue Plan Offers COBRA Continuation Coverage Subsidies On March 11, 2021, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), which provides additional economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ARPA is the latest in a series...
4 Support Options for COVID-19 Long-Haulers in Wisconsin
“Long COVID” Casts Shadow on Hopeful 2021 for Wisconsin COVID Long-Haulers Spring 2021 brings reason for hope, as many Wisconsinites have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccination. However, for some folks who tested positive for COVID-19 since March 2020,...
Wisconsin Legislature Reforms Mental Injury Standard for Police and Firefighter PTSD Claims
Non-Traumatic Mental Injuries Under Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation A non-traumatic mental injury is a psychological injury a worker sustains in the course of his or her employment unrelated to any physical trauma, overuse of a body part, or exposure to a hazardous...
How to Correctly Claim the Child Tax Credit After a Divorce
How Divorcing Couples Should Claim the Child Tax Credit For parents going through a divorce, the issues involved in separating a household are numerous, ranging from property division and spousal support, to deciding how taxes will be paid the year the parties...
Attorney Aaron Halstead Wins Retirement Benefits for Public Safety Officers Union
Ashwaubenon Must Pay Officers Historic Retirement Benefits and Vacation Pay Hawks Quindel recently notched another victory for working people in Wisconsin. Appearing before the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission staff arbitrator, Attorney Aaron Halstead secured...
Medical and Workplace Law Challenges for COVID-19 Long Haulers
Legal Protection for Wisconsin COVID “Long Haulers” Unclear Under Workplace Laws 10% of COVID Patients Develop Long-Term Symptoms COVID 19 has infected more than 30 million Americans and over 649,000 Wisconsinites in just over a year. Approximately 10% of those people...
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 Accountability Act of 1996, was enacted to ensure protection of protected health information or...
How Much is a Workplace Discrimination Claim Worth?
How Much is a Workplace Discrimination Claim Worth? When you’ve experienced harassment, discrimination, or a hostile working environment, chances are you want justice. The difficult truth is that “justice” is not something you can win in court. You can never be...
Charlton to Speak to Medical Residents on Negotiating their Employment Agreements.
Katherine Charlton will participate in a national webinar on April 6, 2021 giving tips to medical residents who will negotiate their first employment agreements with health care institutions. The Journal of Graduate Medical Education (JGME) sponsors the webinar as a...
Anticipating Medicaid Liens in Denied Worker’s Compensation Cases
Using Medicaid to Cover Medical Treatment After Your Worker’s Compensation Claim is Denied If your employer’s worker’s compensation carrier concedes liability for a work injury, they will cover wage loss and any permanent disability benefits, as well as all medical...
The Overlap Between Worker’s Compensation and Personal Injury
When A Worker’s Compensation Case is Also a Personal Injury Case You are hurt at work when a machine malfunctions, and the injury is so severe that you cannot work for months. Thankfully, your employer says your injury is covered by employer’s worker’s compensation...