by Natalie Gerloff | Apr 30, 2024 | Social Security Disability, SSDI
According to data provided by the Social Security Administration (SSA), approximately 2 million Americans apply for public disability benefits each year. All of these applications for Social Security benefits on the basis of disability go through the same five-step...
by John Leppanen | Apr 24, 2024 | Family Law
In virtually any family court matter involving minor children, there is eventually a Guardian Ad Litem involved. Establishing a good relationship with the Guardian Ad Litem can be crucial to getting the outcomes you want, and avoiding major problems down the road. Put...
by Larry Johnson | Apr 24, 2024 | Employment Law
On April 23, 2024, the FTC released their long-awaited ban on non-compete agreements. It is the FTC’s position that non-compete agreements by their very nature limit competition. Under the FTC’s final rule, an employer cannot offer, enforce, or even tell an employee...
by Brook Tylka | Mar 21, 2024 | Employee Benefits, LTDI
You appealed a denial of your Short- or Long-Term Disability claim. Now the insurance company is asking you to respond to a report from a doctor that they hired to review you records. You might be confused as to what is happening. Why does the insurance company want...
by Jessa Victor | Mar 21, 2024 | LTDI
If your long-term disability (LTD) insurer has rendered a final denial regarding your claim for benefits such that you are unable to file any more appeals to the insurer, you have “exhausted your administrative remedies” under the plan. This means your next step is...
by John Leppanen | Mar 21, 2024 | Employment Discrimination, Uncategorized
The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (Wis. Stat. § 111.321) prohibits employers from discriminating against prospective or current employees because of their arrest and/or conviction records. That seems simple enough. But the reality is a lot more complicated. Below are...
