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LinkedIn Avoids FCRA Liability for Its Reference Search Feature
Federal law allows individuals to assert claims against consumer reporting agencies when those agencies violate the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, a law designed to...
Employees Use of Social Media to Further Concerted Activity: Can You Really Call Your Boss Names on Facebook and Be Protected from Discipline?
A majority of Americans have at least one social media account, and some people post information regarding their employment on social media sites. But what...
Could Indiana’s New Law Happen Here? Religious Freedom and Public Accommodation Laws in Wisconsin
You might have read recently about the Indiana law that could make it easier for religious conservatives to refuse service to gay couples. Passage of...
Do Grandparents Have Visitation Rights In Wisconsin?
In many families, grandparents play a significant role in raising children. Additionally, if a child’s parent or parents are largely absent, grandparents may even find...
An Overview of Overuse & Repetitive Motion Workers Compensation Injuries
Have you suffered an injury at work, but you cannot pinpoint the exact time the injury took place? Perhaps you needed a knee, hip, or...
Garrity Rights: A Public Employee’s Right Against Self-Incrimination During Employment Investigations
As union representation of public employees erodes in Wisconsin, it becomes even more imperative that public employees understand their workplace rights. This is especially true...
Pain and Social Security Disability: Proving the Existence of Chronic Pain
On February 20, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued an order further clarifying how Social Security’s Administrative Law Judges...
MORE WORKER PROTECTIONS UNDER FIRE: WISCONSIN ASSEMBLY BILL SEEKS TO AXE PREVAILING WAGES IN WISCONSIN
It is a difficult time for Wisconsin workers, between Governor Walker’s 2015 state budget proposal and the Wisconsin Legislature’s introduction of a fast-tracked right-to-work law....
How Depression & Anxiety Disability Claims Work
While depression and anxiety are unique mental health conditions, they often occur simultaneously in individuals. When a depression and/or anxiety condition is so severe it...