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Long Term Disability Insurance Companies Must Consider Your Award of Social Security Disability Benefits When Reviewing Your Claim
Has your long term disability insurance benefit been denied even though you are receiving Social Security Disability Insurance? If so, the long term disability insurance...
Can You Legally Record Work Meetings? And Should You?
We regularly receive questions from potential clients about whether they should audiorecord work meetings, and whether recording meetings is even legal. The vast majority of...
6 Ways Wisconsin ETF Disability Retirement (40.63) & LTDI Benefits Differ from Private Long-Term Disability Insurance Policies
The Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF) administers retirement and disability benefits for Wisconsin state and local government employees, including teachers, university employees, and...
Understanding Service of Process in the Divorce Context
At first blush, serving divorce papers seems like a simple matter; however, more than one divorce client has asked me what “service” actually entails and...
WI Supreme Court Decision May Weaken Whistleblower Law
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Substantially Limits Whistleblower Protection Under Wisconsin State Law Whistleblower protections for public sector employees may be significantly reduced as a consequence...
Are You My Employer? Identifying ALL Employers in Wage & Hour Claims
The federal law which mandates overtime and minimum wages for most workers, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is unique in that it allows employees...
Anxious You Might Lose Your Job? Four Steps to Take to Protect Your Employment
4 Steps Toward Protecting Your Employment and/or Bolstering a Wrongful Termination Case Employees often seek our counsel when the prospects of saving their jobs are...
Legal Custody and Physical Placement: What is the Difference, and How Do Courts Determine Them?
Courts make custody and placement decisions in all kinds of legal actions affecting the family, including divorce, legal separation, paternity (including voluntary acknowledgment of paternity),...
Workers Suffering Chronic Fatigue May be Eligible for Long Term Disability Benefits
Chronic fatigue syndrome is a medical disorder characterized by exhaustion not linked to or explained by an underlying medical condition. At this time, there are...