by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Jan 2, 2018 | Danielle Schroder, Employee Benefits, LTDI
Changes to Wisconsin ETF Disability Benefits Programs in the New Year Until recently, Wisconsin state and local government employees who were unable to continue working to normal retirement age due to disability could be eligible for one of two disability programs:...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Jan 10, 2017 | Danielle Schroder, Employee Benefits, Firm News
A high school student with a class 3 underbite sought approval for health insurance coverage so that she could undergo a double jaw surgery. UnitedHealthcare denied coverage for the requested services, claiming the member’s condition was not a congenital anomaly and...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Sep 12, 2016 | Danielle Schroder, Employee Benefits, Firm News
Attorney Danielle Schroder will speak at the Wisconsin Association for Justice Women’s Caucus Seminar on September 16, 2016. Attorney Schroder’s presentation entitled “Leave No Stone Unturned: Identifying Potential Income Sources for Your Injured and Unemployed...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Aug 2, 2016 | Danielle Schroder, Employee Benefits, LTDI, Lynn Lodahl
Improvements Expected for Disability Insurance Benefits Claims Handling Procedure In late 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) issued a Proposed Rule designed to strengthen the current procedural protections governing...
by Timothy Hawks | Jun 28, 2016 | Employee Benefits, Employment Law, Labor Law, Timothy Hawks
Dane County Trial Court Strikes Down Wisconsin’s Right to Work Law In the Summer 2015 edition of the Messenger, I discussed Wisconsin’s new Right to Work Law and several concepts that form the backbone of national private sector labor law. A brief reprise of two of...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Jun 23, 2016 | Employee Benefits, Nicholas Fairweather
CAN I RECEIVE UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS IF I QUIT MY JOB? Unemployment benefits are an important safety net for workers who lose their jobs and have no other source of income. However, unemployment benefits are not automatic for all people who are out of work, and many...
