by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Sep 16, 2014 | Aaron Halstead, Caitlin Madden, Colin Good, Danielle Schroder, David Zoeller, Firm News, Lynn Lodahl, Matthew Robles, News and Victories, Nicholas Fairweather, William Parsons
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) strives to improve the lives of people living with mental health issues in the United States by advocating and supporting access to treatment and community through grassroots organizing. At noon on Sunday, October 5,...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Sep 16, 2014 | Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has found about 1 in 4 Americans experience mental health issues each year. About one in 17 Americans lives with a “serious mental illness” such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression. The effects of mental...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Aug 4, 2014 | All, Employment Discrimination, Nicholas Fairweather
For the first time since 1983, the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has issued guidance on the interpretation and enforcement of federal laws that prohibit pregnancy discrimination. The guidance document focuses on the federal...
by Nicholas Fairweather | May 9, 2014 | Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
When an employer asks an existing employee to sign a non-compete agreement, Wisconsin law requires the employer to offer some sort of “consideration,” or valuable item or action, in exchange. The Wisconsin Court of Appeals recently asked the Wisconsin Supreme Court to...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 3, 2014 | Firm News, News and Victories, Nicholas Fairweather
Attorney Nicholas Fairweather will present on Case Planning Under new Legislation and Recent Case Law for the State Bar of Wisconsin Continuing Legal Education seminar titled “Hatfields and McCoys: Advanced Topics in Landlord-Tenant Law and Litigation.” The seminar...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Mar 27, 2014 | Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
Many employment discrimination cases are dismissed from court via “summary judgment,” where the court finds no evidence to suggesting a factual dispute or a violation of law. In a recent U.S. District court case, the court took the unusual direction of refusing to...
