by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Dec 12, 2013 | Aaron Halstead, Firm News, Michele Sumara, News and Victories, Timothy Hawks
On November 20, 2013, a unanimous Wisconsin Court of Appeals affirmed the Racine County Circuit Court’s decision in favor of 500+ City of Racine employees whose collective bargaining agreements the City had repudiated in the summer of 2012. A brief history of the case...
by Michele Sumara | Jul 10, 2013 | Michele Sumara, Wage and Hour Law
Is Your Unpaid Internship Legal? A Guide to Unpaid Work and FLSA Law Interns are notoriously overworked and unpaid. Many students and recent graduates in particular fields expect they will not be paid wages for their first jobs and will instead work in unpaid...
by Michele Sumara | May 13, 2013 | Employment Law, Michele Sumara
Employees often get into trouble with their employers for posts on social media sites, and sometimes employees are even fired over Facebook or Twitter posts. While some social media comments can create legal grounds for termination, some social media communications...
by Michele Sumara | May 10, 2013 | Michele Sumara, Wage and Hour Law
If your employer requires unpaid off-the-clock work for your job, you may think that’s not fair. It’s not. And it may be illegal. Forcing workers to carry out off-the-clock work duties either before or after their shifts is common practice, but often workers can stand...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Nov 6, 2012 | Firm News, Michele Sumara, News and Victories, Richard Saks
The Injunction of Wisconsin’s Photo ID law will remain in effect for the November 6th election. Plaintiffs’ brief, filed on November 5th with the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, Dist. II, to affirm Judge Flanagan’s Permanent Injunction may be found here.
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Oct 1, 2012 | Firm News, Michele Sumara, News and Victories, Richard Saks
On September 27, 2012, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued two Orders in the NAACP / Voces de la Frontera and League of Women Voters Voter ID cases. These Orders denied Attorney General Van Hollen’s motion to bypass the Courts of Appeals so that the Supreme Court could...
