Katherine Charlton
Grandparents Need Not Demonstrate “Parent-Child Relationship” to Have Visitation Rights in Wisconsin
Grandparents who want to see their minor grandchildren over the objection of divorced parents face one less obstacle after an April Wisconsin Supreme Court decision....
WI Supreme Court Decision May Weaken Whistleblower Law
Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision Substantially Limits Whistleblower Protection Under Wisconsin State Law Whistleblower protections for public sector employees may be significantly reduced as a consequence...
Charlton and Halstead Co-Chairs and Presenters at the 2015 Annual Employment Update
Attorneys Katherine Charlton and Aaron Halstead, Of Counsel, served as Program Chairs, and presented on Recent Developments in State and Federal Employment Law, at the...
Pro Bono Honor Society Inducts Members Including Milwaukee Office Attorney Katherine Charlton
Katherine Charlton was inducted into the Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission’s Pro Bono Honor Society for the second consecutive year. The Commission annually honors lawyers...
Seventh Circuit Finds Employee Restrictive Covenants in a Highly Competitive Industry Unenforceable
With increasing frequency, employers ask new hires to sign restrictive covenants, contracts designed to limit an employee’s ability to compete with the employer when the...
Nine Hawks Quindel Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers
Hawks Quindel, S.C. is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 list of Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers is...
Is Your Employer Monitoring Your Activities During Off-Work Time?
A California sales executive filed a lawsuit on May 5, 2015, challenging her termination from employment after she disabled a GPS tracking device on her...
Four Hawks Quindel Attorneys Included on Milwaukee’s Leading Lawyers List
Katherine Charlton, Larry Johnson, Summer Murshid, and Amy Shapiro of the firm’s Milwaukee office were selected as four of Milwaukee’s “Leading Lawyers” by Milwaukee’s M Magazine. ...
Undocumented Workers Entitled to the Protections of the Wisconsin Family Medical Leave Act
A recent Court of Appeals decision highlights the fact that undocumented workers do have some legal rights under federal and state law. Employers may not...