by Jessa Victor | May 5, 2023 | Employee Benefits, Jessa Victor
May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Attorneys Jessa Victor and Brook Tylka kicked things off by participating in NAMI Wisconsin’s annual conference at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake. The National Alliance on Mental Illness was originally founded in Dane...
by Summer Murshid | Apr 28, 2023 | Employment Law, Summer Murshid
New PUMP Act Remedies Effective April 28, 2023 The PUMP (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections) Act was passed by Congress on December 31st, 2022, but the most important aspect of the law – the additional remedies available in the event of a violation of the PUMP Act...
by Natalie Gerloff | Apr 17, 2023 | Natalie Gerloff, Social Security Disability, SSDI
Understanding Individual Asset Limit for Individuals Receiving SSDI or SSI Disability Benefits As discussed in previous blog posts, there is a strict asset limitation for individuals who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). That limit is $2,000 for an...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Mar 27, 2023 | Hayley Archer, Social Security Disability, SSDI
Why Your Disability Claim is Taking So Long and What You Can Do While You Wait If you’ve stopped working because of a disability, you’ve probably considered applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. Perhaps you’ve already filed your...
by Martha Burke | Mar 9, 2023 | All, Areas, Employment Law, Martha Burke
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) returned to established precedent and found that a severance agreement which included broad non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses violated the employees’ section 7 rights under...
by Aaron Bibb | Feb 22, 2023 | Aaron Bibb, Employment Law, Whistleblower
What is Healthcare Fraud? Government-funded healthcare programs don’t just provide essential healthcare services to people who need them—they’re also big business. In 2021, the federal government spent $901 billion on Medicare and $734 billion on Medicaid. Even though...
