Employment Law
FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES
Speaking At Your Own Risk… Wisconsin has been abuzz for the last year with all things policy and politics – from protests to recall elections...
WILL MY PAST HAUNT ME FOREVER?
Many employees or potential employees are rightly concerned that their arrest or conviction records could be used against them by current or potential employers. Fortunately,...
FAMILY MILITARY LEAVE PROVISIONS: WHO IS COVERED?
With our armed forces coming back from abroad, many families are facing the prospects of caring for our wounded soldiers. This article discusses some of...
WHAT IF I CAN’T RETURN TO WORK AFTER MY MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE?
Most employees have heard about the Family & Medical Leave Act (or, “FMLA”). You or someone you know may even have exercised their rights under...
SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES RELIGIOUS EMPLOYEES’ RIGHTS
In Hosanna – Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, 565 U.S.____ (2012), the United States Supreme Court on January 11, 2012, issued a...
WHAT REMEDIES ARE AVAILABLE FOR MY DISCRIMINATION CASE?
If you believe you have been discriminated against and are considering whether to take the initial step of filing a complaint, you may be wondering,...
EMPLOYERS MUST STOP SEXUAL ORIENTATION HARASSMENT
In case there was any doubt, it is now clearly the law that an employer may not allow co-workers to harass an employee on the...
WHEN SHOULD I FILE MY EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIM AND WHAT MUST IT INCLUDE?
In order to pursue a discrimination or retaliation lawsuit under most federal laws, an employee must first file a discrimination complaint that contains the essential...
NEW GUIDELINES FOR REQUESTING MEDICIAL LEAVE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
The Department of Labor has issued new guidelines that make it clear that an employee must comply with an employer’s usual and customary procedural notice...