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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...
Are You My Employer? Identifying ALL Employers in Wage & Hour Claims
The federal law which mandates overtime and minimum wages for most workers, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), is unique in that it allows employees...
Anxious You Might Lose Your Job? Four Steps to Take to Protect Your Employment
4 Steps Toward Protecting Your Employment and/or Bolstering a Wrongful Termination Case Employees often seek our counsel when the prospects of saving their jobs are...
Legal Custody and Physical Placement: What is the Difference, and How Do Courts Determine Them?
Courts make custody and placement decisions in all kinds of legal actions affecting the family, including divorce, legal separation, paternity (including voluntary acknowledgment of paternity),...
Compensation for Unused Leave and Commissions
When an employment relationship ends, voluntarily or otherwise, employees typically want to receive all pay owed to them. If employees have accrued sick leave, vacation,...
Qualifying for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Based on Vision Loss
Most would agree that loss of eyesight is a serious problem in almost any work environment. However, not everyone with limited sight is eligible for disability...
How Mediation Can Make Your Employment Dispute Less Painful
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...
Unpaid bathroom breaks? Clearly a bad – and illegal – idea.
Just when you thought the race to cut labor costs couldn’t get any more ridiculous, a lawsuit brought by the Department of Labor proves there...
WI Workers Comp Counts Re-Injuries and Secondary Injuries as Work Injuries
Sometimes an injury at work can cause other health problems. For example, a knee injury could impair a person’s balance and cause them to fall,...