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WHEN AN EMPLOYER ISN’T PAYING LEGAL WAGES, EMPLOYEES HAVE THE RIGHT TO JOIN TOGETHER
If you have been subject to an illegal pay practice, you have the right to pursue your legal claims collectively with your fellow employees. Put...
MANY EMPLOYEES IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRY ARE ENTITLED TO OVERTIME WAGE PAY
Federal and state overtime laws exempt certain employees from overtime wage pay based primarily on their job duties. Oftentimes, employees assume that all highly compensated...
WORKERS WHO FILE WAGE COMPLAINTS ARE PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION
Both Wisconsin law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) protect employees from acts of retaliation because they filed a complaint to recover unpaid...
MY DISABILITY PLAN SAYS WHAT!? WHY WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW COULD HURT YOU.
If you have disability coverage through your employer, you may assume that should you become injured or permanently disabled, your insurance will protect you from...
ARE YOU BEING FOLLOWED? SURVEILLANCE AND LONG TERM DISABILITY INSURANCE BENEFITS
When individuals apply for disability benefits, many insurance companies will hire private investigators to perform surveillance. Insurance companies do this in an effort to prove...
PROTECTING YOUR WORKER’S COMPENSATION RIGHTS: REPORT ALL INJURIES & REPORT THEM CONSISTENTLY
Two of the most common reasons why worker’s compensation claims are denied involve when and how the injury was reported. Often, the insurance company will...
PERMANENT PARTIAL DISABILITY: MINIMUM DOES NOT MEAN MAXIMUM
One of my pet peeves practicing worker’s compensation law is the assignment of permanent partial disability (PPD) by some treating physicians and most independent medical...
WHAT REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MY DISCRIMINATION CASE?
If you believe you have been discriminated against and are considering whether to take the initial step of filing a complaint, you may be wondering,...
3 Questions Determine Unemployment Eligibility
In these tough economic times, as the unemployment rate in Wisconsin hovers around 7.8%, more and more families are relying on unemployment benefits to put...