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Responding To New Information During Your Short- or Long-Term Disability Appeal
You appealed a denial of your Short- or Long-Term Disability claim. Now the insurance company is asking you to respond to a report from a...
I Lied To My Doctor About the Cause of my Workplace Injury Because my Employer Asked or Pressured Me To Do So; Did I Lose My Worker’s Compensation Benefits?
Employers will sometimes ask or pressure employees to lie about the cause of a workplace injury. For example, they may tell an employee to tell...
Attorney Jubelirer Wins Duty Disability Claim on Appeal for Rare Firefighter Cancer
Attorney Brandon Jubelirer recently prevailed in securing duty disability survivors benefits for the widow of a firefighter who passed away from a rare form of...
Workplace Injuries at Wisconsin Dairy Farms
Attorneys Martha Burke and Gabriel Manzano Nieves had the opportunity to speak with ProPublica reporters Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel about workplace injuries that occur...
Bridging the Gap: Ending Mental Health Disparity in Disability Insurance Policies
In recent years, the conversation surrounding mental health has gained momentum, prompting a closer examination of how mental health concerns are addressed across various facets...
2023 Super Lawyers
Hawks Quindel, S.C. is proud to announce that 10 of our very own were selected for the 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list! Each year, no...
What Should I Be Paid When I Leave My Job?
Every person who works will leave a job at least once in their career. But what happens to your pay if you quit without notice?...
Transitioning from Short-Term Disability to Long-Term Disability? Here’s What to Expect.
You have been off of work for a while and have been receiving short-term disability insurance benefits. Now the disability insurance company is letting you...
An Uphill Battle: Understanding the “Arbitrary and Capricious” Standard of Review.
Let’s say that your long-term disability (LTD) insurance carrier has denied or terminated your claim for LTD benefits and you’ve exhausted your administrative appeals. Your...