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How Mediation Can Make Your Employment Dispute Less Painful
If an employee asserts legal claims against his current or former employer, mediation may offer a lower-stress alternative to lawsuits for the resolution of those...
Unpaid bathroom breaks? Clearly a bad – and illegal – idea.
Just when you thought the race to cut labor costs couldn’t get any more ridiculous, a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor proves there...
WI Workers Comp Counts Re-Injuries and Secondary Injuries as Work Injuries
Sometimes an injury at work can cause other health problems. For example, a knee injury could impair a person’s balance and cause them to fall,...
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...