Summer Murshid

OUR FIRM’S COMMITMENT TO VOTING RIGHTS

Hawks Quindel is a firm of diverse practice areas – family law, wage and hour, employment law, social security disability, workers compensation, short and long...

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RECORDS OF TIME AND WAGES EMPLOYERS MUST KEEP

Employers must keep records of the hours worked by their employees, including overtime hours, and of the wages the employees are paid. Federal law says...

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DAMAGES 101: WHAT TYPES OF DAMAGES ARE AVAILABLE IF I WIN A CASE BEFORE THE WISCONSIN EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION?

Suppose you’ve met with an attorney or conducted some of your own research (Check out prior blog posts here and here for additional information) and...

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MURSHID RECEIVES “UP AND COMING LAWYER” AWARD FROM THE WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL

The Wisconsin Law Journal recently recognized 25 attorneys, including Summer Murshid, as Wisconsin’s “Up and Coming” lawyers. The recognizes Attorney Murshid’s work in developing Hawks...

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SUCCESSOR EMPLOYER LIABILITY

My Employer Was Taken Over By Another Company… Can the New Company Be Liable for Wage Violations? It happens all the time. A new management...

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PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM WAGE THEFT – THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT!

As we have discussed many times in our blog posts, employers are required to pay most employees at a rate of 1.5 times the regular...

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EEOC ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE ON CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS

On April 25, 2012, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued new guidance relating to criminal background checks by employers. The guidance updates, consolidates, and...

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CHARLTON, SHAPIRO, AND MURSHID NAMED BEST LAWYERS BY M MAGAZINE

Attorneys Katherine Charlton, Amy Shapiro and Summer Murshid have been selected to appear on M Magazine’s “Best Lawyers” list that will be published in their...

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EMPLOYEE MEAL PERIODS AND BREAKS

Contrary to popular belief, neither federal nor state law requires that employers provide a break period for their employees. Federal law provides: “Rest periods of...

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