by Nicholas Fairweather | Apr 16, 2012 | Nicholas Fairweather, Unemployment
When employers discipline employees, they often instruct the disciplined employee to acknowledge, in writing, receipt of any disciplinary form. Often, employees are very upset about the discipline and refuse to sign the document. A recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals...
by Katherine Charlton | Apr 10, 2012 | Katherine Charlton, Unemployment
A recently-issued unpublished decision of the District IV Court of Appeals should serve as a caution to people who hold more than one job and receive unemployment benefits. In Piontek v. LIRC, Cir. Ct. No. 2010CV2020, the appellate court on March 29, 2012, ruled that...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 9, 2012 | Danielle Schroder, LTDI, News and Victories, William Parsons
A Walgreens employee has recovered the short term disability (STD) benefits due to her thanks to an appeal by Attorneys William Parsons and Danielle Schroder. The Split Case Handler had been working for Walgreens Distribution Center for approximately 13 years when she...
by Summer Murshid | Apr 6, 2012 | Employment Law, Summer Murshid
Myth: The law requires that my employer provide paid time off for vacation.FACT: Federal law does not require payment for time not worked, such as vacations. These benefits are generally a matter of agreement between an employer and an employee.Similarly, Wisconsin...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 6, 2012 | Daniel Schoshinski, News and Victories, Workers Compensation
On February 28, 2012, The Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) ruled that the Milwaukee County Transit System was liable for worker’s compensation benefits for one of its drivers. In doing so, LIRC reversed an administrative law judge’s decision...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Apr 4, 2012 | Aaron Halstead, Labor Law, News and Victories
Attorney Aaron Halstead was interviewed by the Wisconsin State Journal regarding AFSCME’s request that Columbia County’s District Attorney prosecute some or all of the members of the Columbia County Board of Supervisors. AFSCME’s request stems from allegations that...
