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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...
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...
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...
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...
Supreme 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...
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 You may have been asked these or similar questions on...
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...
WI FLSA Requires Employers to Pay Employees for Short Breaks
Court Rules Employers Must Pay for Short Breaks As we have previously noted on this blog, federal and Wisconsin laws do not require employers to...
Changes to WI ETF Disability Benefits Programs Begin in 2018
Starting January 1, 2018, the WI Dept of Employee Trust Funds will no longer offer a Long Term Disability Insurance program. Instead, it will continue...