by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | May 28, 2019 | Employment Discrimination, Katherine Charlton
The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently found a sexual discrimination claim rooted in false sexual workplace rumors to be viable under Title VII. This case serves as an instructive case study in sexual discrimination and harassment issues and may inform Wisconsin...
by Katherine Charlton | Apr 29, 2019 | Katherine Charlton
LGBTQ tenants who suffer homophobic slurs and/or physical assault by fellow tenants may file claims under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA). Housing providers who are aware of tenant-to-tenant harassment against LGBTQ tenants and who fail to take reasonable steps to...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 1, 2019 | Employment Law, Firm News, Katherine Charlton
Katherine Charlton will address LGBTQ employment law issues on a panel discussion titled “The Transformation of LGBTQ Rights in the Federal Courts” at an April 15, 2019 seminar sponsored by the Eastern District of Wisconsin Bar Association. The panel will...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Mar 8, 2019 | Firm News, Katherine Charlton
Hawks Quindel attorney Kathy Charlton spoke on March 6, 2019 on a panel for the Labor and Employment Law Society on the topic of “Women in Labor and Employment Law: How to Succeed” at Marquette University Law School. Charlton joined three other women attorneys who...
by Katherine Charlton | Jan 23, 2019 | Employment Discrimination, Katherine Charlton
Addressing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace in the #MeToo Era Remains Very Difficult The #MeToo Movement has given many women confidence to raise allegations of sexual harassment and even sexual assault in their workplaces. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Aug 16, 2018 | Firm News, Katherine Charlton, News and Victories
Attorney Katherine Charlton was honored by Best Lawyers in America as the “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee among attorneys representing employees in employment law. Charlton will also be included in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for 2019. Charlton...