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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...
CAN I BE FIRED FOR COMPLAINING ABOUT MY BOSS TO OTHER EMPLOYEES?
Under the National Labor Relations Act, employees have the right to engage in protected “concerted activity” – whether or not they are in a union....
CAN I RECEIVE SSDI AND STILL RECEIVE MONEY FROM MY INVESTMENTS?
Navigating how different forms of income will impact your eligibility for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) can be somewhat vexing. A Hawks Quindel, S.C. disability...
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES UNDER THE FLSA AND THE GOOD FAITH DEFENSE
Employees seeking unpaid overtime or minimum wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) generally seek three types of damages: unpaid wages, attorney fees, and...
AGE DISCRIMINATION PROTECTIONS IN WISCONSIN
Between 2000 and 2010, the population 45 to 65 years old grew 31.5 percent to 81.5 million.1 This age now makes up 26.4 percent of...
YOU CAN STACK MULTIPLE PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY (PPD) RATINGS
If you are injured at work and your doctor assigns a permanent partial disability (PPD) rating, the worker’s compensation carrier has a responsibility to pay...
EMPLOYERS MAY BE REQUIRED TO REASSIGN DISABLED EMPLOYEES TO VACANT POSITIONS. THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT “CORRECTS [A] CONTINUING ERROR” IN ITS DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION JURISPRUDENCE
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion on September 7, 2012 that clarifies employer responsibilities to disabled employees under the Americans with Disabilities...