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COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Can Qualify as a Worker’s Compensation Injury in Wisconsin
Can Contracting COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Be a Worker’s Compensation Injury? Yes. In fact, most viruses and infections can be compensable under Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation law, depending...
How to Manage and Minimize Surveillance Related to LTDI Claims
What is Surveillance? Surveillance is a common tool insurers use to investigate your long-term disability insurance (LTDI) claim, especially if your insurance company suspects you...
Employees Who Are Stalked or Repeatedly Harassed by a Customer in Their Workplace May Have a Discrimination Claim
We have explained how employees are protected from hostile work environments created by their co-workers and supervisors because of the employee’s sex, race, color, religion...
4 Tips for Wisconsin Couples Considering a Prenup
The number of couples considering a prenup – or prenuptial agreement – in advance of marriage is on the rise. This is not just true...
Securing Justice When Insult is Added to Injury: The Wisconsin Workers Compensation Act’s Protection Against Wrongful Termination
Wisconsin’s “Refusal to Rehire” Statute In 1975, the Wisconsin legislature enacted section 102.35(3), Wis. Stats, to protected injured employees from the loss of employment following...
3 Cases Will Clarify LGBT Employment Rights Under Title VII
Clarifying Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Protections Under Title VII 55 years ago this summer, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) became law. The...
La Historia de la Compensación al Trabajador en Wisconsin
¿Por qué tenemos un sistema de compensación al trabajador en Wisconsin? Hace más de 100 años, los trabajadores que se lesionaban en el trabajo en...
“Ministerial Exception” Expansion Hurts Employees of Religious Organizations
Seventh Circuit Granting Religious Organizations Significant Deference on Federal Employment Laws Many employees are protected from workplace harassment and discrimination by Title VII of the...