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How “Marital Waste” Affects Property Division in Wisconsin Divorces

Allocation of marital property between spouses is a key aspect of a Wisconsin divorce. Although there is a statutory presumption that marital property should be...

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Labor Board Overturns Dismissal Due To Facebook Post

NLRB Overturns Firing Based on Facebook Post   Federal Law Protects Employee Concerted Activities on Social Media In 2012, a former employee of Butler Medical...

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Water Street Brewery Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $825,000

Attorneys from Hawks Quindel, S.C. and Water Street Brewery have agreed to settle a class action for $825,000 brought by servers to resolve allegations of...

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Additional Protection Against Retaliation For Immigrant Workers

Ninth Circuit Says: Undocumented Laborer Can Sue Employer’s Lawyer for Retaliation Pursuant to 29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3) of the Fair Labor Standards Act it is...

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Attorney Aaron Halstead, “Refusal to Rehire” Expert

Generally, Wisconsin’s “at will” employment doctrine allows an employer to legally fire an employee at any time, for most any reason. After an on-the-job work...

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Detangling Wisconsin’s White-Collar Exemptions to Overtime Pay from those of the Fair Labor Standards Act

Both Wisconsin law and the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) contain exemptions from overtime pay requirements for certain employees meeting the definition of executive,...

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Can an Employer Substitute Compensatory Time Off For Cash Overtime Pay?

*Updated 5/3/2017* Under the misleading title of “The Working Families Flexibility Act” (HR 1180), Congressional Republicans are proposing to allow employers to offer private sector employees...

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Sexual Orientation Discrimination is Sex Discrimination Under Title VII

Seventh Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Concerning Employment Rights for the Gay and Lesbian Community Sexual orientation is a form of sex discrimination under Title VII...

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WI Family Law Mediators Will Be Allowed to Draft Settlement Documents

Wisconsin Family Law Mediators Will Be Allowed to Draft Settlement Documents Wisconsin family law attorneys who serve as mediators will soon be allowed to draft...

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