by Katherine Charlton | Aug 26, 2016 | Employment Discrimination, Katherine Charlton
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued the first decision from a federal appeals court concerning the long-simmering debate about whether or not employees can sue under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act and claim that discrimination on the basis of...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Aug 12, 2016 | Caitlin Madden, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law
FIGHTING PAY DISCRIMINATION TO ESTABLISH EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK Pay discrimination is a persistent problem for women in the workforce. Recent research shows that women continue to be paid 79% of what men are paid. Even when accounting for factors like occupation,...
by Colin Good | Jun 17, 2016 | Colin Good, Employment Discrimination
In a recent decision, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the limitations period for a constructive discharge claim by a federal employee begins running only after the employee resigns. In Green v. Brennan, Marvin Green was a mailman who suffered serious racial...
by Aaron Halstead | Feb 2, 2016 | Aaron Halstead, Employment Discrimination
Over fifty Muslim employees of Ariens Company in Brillion, Wisconsin are currently negotiating with the company over a requested accommodation for their religious practices. These employees have been told that they may only take breaks to pray during the production’s...
by Nicholas Fairweather | Jan 12, 2016 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Nicholas Fairweather
If an employee asserts legal claims against his current or former employer, mediation may offer a lower-stress alternative to lawsuits for the resolution of those claims. What is Mediation and How Does it Work in Employment Cases? Black’s Law Dictionary defines...
by Colin Good | Dec 21, 2015 | Colin Good, Employment Discrimination
The National Partnership for Woman and Families recently released a report which found women in the United States are paid 79 cents for every dollar paid to men, amounting to a yearly wage gap of $10,762 between full-time working men and women. In Wisconsin, the study...
