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TEMPORARY TOTAL DISABILITY (TTD) AND PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY (PPD) BENEFIT RATES FOR INJURED WISCONSIN WORKERS INCREASED IN 2013
In Wisconsin, an injured worker is entitled to two primary forms of compensation in addition to having his medical benefits paid for. The first of...
I’M DISABLED. WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS CAN I ASK FOR FROM MY EMPLOYER?
1. What constitutes a “disability”? Under federal law, a disability is a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities...
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SSDI AND SOCIAL SECURITY EARLY RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Individuals who are 62 or are approaching 62 and who have a Social Security Disability Insurance claim pending must decide whether to take the reduced...
RETALIATION CLAIMS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an...
I’VE BEEN FIRED AND MY EX-EMPLOYER CLAIMS THAT I COMMITTED FMLA FRAUD. WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS?
A recent federal appeals court decision emphasizes the need for employees to be forthright and honest when exercising their rights to leave under the federal...
Hurt at Work? Learn About Wrongful Termination Due to a Work Injury
One of the most frequent questions we hear from clients is how a work injury impacts their ongoing employment status. When you suffer a work...
PAY VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO TIME LIMITS….THEY MAY DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CLAIM CAN GO FORWARD IN COURT
Time limits matter, and can be determinative of whether or not a claim is heard by a court. The District IV Court of Appeals recently...
RECORDS OF TIME AND WAGES EMPLOYERS MUST KEEP
Employers must keep records of the hours worked by their employees, including overtime hours, and of the wages the employees are paid. Federal law says...
WHAT IS THE LILLY LEDBETTER FAIR PAY ACT & WHY MIGHT IT MATTER TO YOU?
If you watched or read about the Presidential debates, you heard President Obama tout the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 as an important...