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If My Doctor Says I’m Disabled, Can My Insurance Company Deny Disability Benefits?

Employees who must stop working due to a health condition often do so at the direct advice of their healthcare providers. When this happens, they...

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Temporary Help Agencies Are Liable For Employee Work Injuries

Because of the unique relationship between temporary help agencies (also known as “employee leasing” or “temp-to-hire” agencies) and their employees, employees can understandably be confused...

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Length of Employment May Affect Whether A Non-Compete Agreement is Enforceable

When the length of time an employee works for an employer is significantly shorter than the length of the term the employee may not compete...

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Is Your Unpaid Internship Legal? A Guide to Unpaid Work and FLSA Law

Is Your Unpaid Internship Legal? A Guide to Unpaid Work and FLSA Law Interns are notoriously overworked and unpaid. Many students and recent graduates in...

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Get Lunch or Get Paid

This post was co-written by Attorneys Bill Parsons and Jason Knutson from Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C. Nurses’ shifts are often fast-paced, hectic, and stressful....

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Fired Over Facebook Posts? Check Your Rights

Employees often get into trouble with their employers for posts on social media sites, and sometimes employees are even fired over Facebook or Twitter posts....

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Off-the-Clock Work Must Be Compensated in Wisconsin

If your employer requires unpaid off-the-clock work for your job, you may think that’s not fair. It’s not. And it may be illegal. Forcing workers...

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What is an “Exempt” Employee?

Is your employer required to pay you overtime when you work more than 40 hours a week? Or is your job exempt from overtime due...

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I Don’t Have Health Insurance And Have A Pending Social Security Claim, What Do I Do?

One great benefit of obtaining SSDI benefits is gaining medical insurance coverage through the Medicare program. However, one of the ironies of the SSDI application...

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