by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Aug 10, 2016 | Colin Good, Firm News, Nicholas Fairweather
Attorneys Nicholas E. Fairweather and Colin B. Good will present “Best Practices for Conducting Arbitrations” at the Wisconsin State Bar’s Health Labor & Employment Institute on August 18. The HLE Institute is a two-day program that provides in-depth continuing...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Jun 23, 2016 | Employee Benefits, Nicholas Fairweather
CAN I RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IF I QUIT MY JOB? Unemployment benefits are an important safety net for workers who lose their jobs and have no other source of income. However, unemployment benefits are not automatic for all people who are out of work, and many...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Apr 5, 2016 | Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
We regularly receive questions from potential clients about whether they should audiorecord work meetings, and whether recording meetings is even legal. The vast majority of the meetings in question relate to investigation or discipline of the potential client....
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Mar 15, 2016 | Firm News, Nicholas Fairweather
Attorney Nick Fairweather is co-presenting Apps for Legal Professionals on Friday, March 25 at noon. The program is part of Madison College’s Paralegal Program Technology CLE Series and is open to all lawyers and legal professionals, as well as students in the...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Jan 12, 2016 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
If an employee asserts legal claims against his current or former employer, mediation may offer a lower-stress alternative to lawsuits for the resolution of those claims. What is Mediation and How Does it Work in Employment Cases? Black’s Law Dictionary defines...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Oct 13, 2015 | Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
Workers who have recently been laid off or fired often wonder if they are entitled to “severance pay” or a “severance package,” generically defined as money and/or benefits one receives when losing their job. Severance pay is not legally required in most situations,...