Employment Law
HIPAA Allows Most Employers to Share Private Employee Medical Info
I often receive calls from current and former employees concerned that an employer has violated their HIPAA rights. HIPAA, or the Health Insurance Portability and...
How Much is a Workplace Discrimination Claim Worth?
How Much is a Workplace Discrimination Claim Worth? When you’ve experienced harassment, discrimination, or a hostile working environment, chances are you want justice. The difficult...
Biometric Employee Data and Wisconsin Employment Law
Biometric Screening By Employers Can Pose Significant Threats to Workplace Privacy Employers increasingly use biometric screening as their preferred security option for employee access to...
Attorney Summer Murshid Joins NELA Executive Board
Attorney Summer Murshid has joined the Board for the National Employment Lawyer’s Association for a three-year term. In doing so, she becomes part of an...
What Are the Potential Consequences of the U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Bostock?
This blog was drafted by Hayley Archer (Madison office) and Katherine Charlton (Milwaukee office). This article is the second of a two-part series that explains...
Escaping Noncompete Clauses & Other Employment Agreement Concerns
Managing Noncompete, Nonsolicitation and Other Employment Agreement Terms After Termination In an earlier post, I addressed important legal considerations surrounding terminations and reductions of employee...
How to Mitigate Termination or Pay Reduction due to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Consult Employment Agreement Concerning Termination or Pay Reduction Due to COVID-19 With the economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic spreading, employers are beginning to take...
3 Cases Will Clarify LGBT Employment Rights Under Title VII
Clarifying Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity Protections Under Title VII 55 years ago this summer, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (CRA) became law. The...