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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY AFTER YOU ARE TERMINATED!
If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being terminated, be careful what comments you make on public forums, including Facebook, Twitter, blogs and...
MENTAL HEALTH CLAIMS FOR LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE – FOUR THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW
Sometimes it is not a physical illness that prevents you from working. Mental health issues can become so severe that they completely interfere with your...
DETERMINING THE AMOUNT OF FMLA LEAVE AVAILABLE TO YOU
Most employees are aware that they have protections under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to take leave from work under certain circumstances....
CAN I RECEIVE OTHER BENEFITS WHILE RECEIVING LONG TERM DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Yes. Your long term disability insurance (LTDI) benefits provide you with a percentage of your income while you are unable to work. You may, however,...
CAN MY LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY MAKE ME APPLY FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS?
Yes. Most long term disability insurance (LTDI) policies contain language that require participants who are receiving LTDI benefits to apply for Social Security Disability Insurance...
WISCONSIN FEDERAL COURT HOLDS THAT EMPLOYEES CANNOT WAIVE RIGHT TO COLLECTIVELY ASSERT WAGE RIGHTS
Can your employer ask you to give up your right to bring a claim for wages with other employees? The answer is no, according to...
WISCONSIN STATE, COUNTY, AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES ARE ALL COVERED BY WORKER’S COMPENSATION STATUTE
Many public employees perform difficult, even dangerous, work in the service of their communities. Police officers, CNAs, highway workers, firefighters, corrections employees, bus drivers, teachers,...
EMPLOYEE MEAL PERIODS AND BREAKS
Contrary to popular belief, neither federal nor state law requires that employers provide a break period for their employees. Federal law provides: “Rest periods of...
WORKPLACE BULLYING
Workplace bullying, or psychological harassment, is destructive behavior in the form of repeated unreasonable actions, verbal conduct, or gestures that are hostile and unwanted. Workplace...