Summer Murshid
Congress Passes New Employee Leave Benefits for Those Affected By Coronavirus
The President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) into law on March 18, 2020. The Act contains two provisions that provide for leave:...
Attorney Murshid to Present “Know Your Workplace Rights” Seminar for Local Parents
On September 26, 2019, Attorney Summer Murshid will partner with Little Sprouts Play Café to present a Know Your Rights Workshop for working parents. She...
Hawks Quindel Settles Class Action Wage and Hour Lawsuit against SDX Home Care Operations LLC
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin granted final approval today of a $493,984.81 class action settlement against SDX Home Care...
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...
Inadvertent, Repeated Errors Do Not Constitute “Substantial Fault” for WI Unemployment Benefits
In 2013, the Wisconsin legislature enacted new unemployment legislation. Under these new rules, employees may be denied unemployment benefits if they are found to have...
Murshid To Present on Wage and Hour Compliance, Enforcement and Remedies at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Health, Labor & Employment Law Institute
On August 20, 2015, Attorney Summer Murshid will team up with Attorneys Keith Kopplin of Ogltree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. and James Chiolino,...
Unintended Consequences: Doctors’ Notes and Work Restrictions for Pregnant Women
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Young v. United Parcel Service highlighted several of the challenges pregnant women face in the workforce. Young v. U.P.S.,...
Wage Theft: Breaking Wage Laws Continues to Be Amazingly Common
Our wage team recently attended the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) wage conference, a biannual opportunity for lawyers who represent employees in wage claims to...
Hawks Quindel Wins Summary Judgment regarding Restaurant’s Liability for Minimum Wage and Overtime Violations
Hawks Quindel recently won a hard fought victory for a group of local restaurant workers claiming that they had not been paid properly under the...