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Equal Pay Act Claims in Wisconsin: Gender-Based Wage Gap Disproportionately Affects Women
The National Partnership for Woman and Families recently released a report which found women in the United States are paid 79 cents for every dollar...
The Wage and Hour Protections You Thought You Had
Many workers are shocked to learn how few protections Wisconsin or federal employment laws afford them in the workplace. The arena of wage and hour...
NLRB Holds Its Ground on Illegality of Mandatory Individual Arbitration
Big companies have been imposing mandatory individual arbitration on consumers and employees for years. But the corporate motivation behind individual arbitration and its detrimental impact...
Working While Receiving Long Term Disability Insurance Benefits
Some of my clients ask if they are allowed to work while receiving long term disability insurance benefits. Of course, if you are able to...
Legal Separation vs. Divorce In Wisconsin – What’s The Difference?
If you are ending your relationship with your spouse, you may wonder whether legal separation or divorce is the right choice. You may be surprised...
Health Insurance Rights During Medical Work Leave
A serious illness, injury, surgery, or medical condition can be enough to cause significant stress on its own. The last thing most workers want to...
Halstead Guest on La Movida Radio to Discuss Rights Under Worker’s Compensation Laws
On October 27, WMLV La Movida Radio 1480 AM again hosted Attorney Aaron Halstead, Of Counsel, on El Debate, a one hour Spanish talk show...
Basics of Bad Faith and Delay in Payment Penalties Under Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation
Worker’s compensation insurance companies frequently deny claims, and not always for good reasons. Wisconsin worker’s compensation law, however, provides some basic protections by penalizing insurance...
Social Security Disability by the Numbers
Most people I speak with seeking advice on Social Security disability benefits have no idea how the process works. The two things they most want...