by Katherine Charlton | Sep 13, 2021 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Katherine Charlton
Title VII Does Not Protect Gay Organist Harassed & Terminated by Employer Employees of religious organizations who serve in “ministerial” roles are not protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 because of First Amendment protections given to religious...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | May 18, 2021 | Caitlin Madden, Employment Law, Wage and Hour Law
Employee or Independent Contractor? Department of Labor Will Keep “Economic Reality” Test The federal Department of Labor announced this week that it would withdraw a rule change proposed by the previous administration that would have made it easier for employers to...
by Katherine Charlton | May 7, 2021 | Employment Law, Katherine Charlton
Physician Employment Mobility: Options & Constraints Under Your Physician Employment Agreement If you are a doctor considering a change in employment, the contract you signed when you accepted the job will provide important guidelines and restrictions regarding...
by Aaron Halstead | Apr 20, 2021 | Aaron Halstead, Employee Benefits, Employment Law, News and Victories, Uncategorized
Ashwaubenon Must Pay Officers Historic Retirement Benefits and Vacation Pay Hawks Quindel recently notched another victory for working people in Wisconsin. Appearing before the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission staff arbitrator, Attorney Aaron Halstead secured...
by Katherine Charlton | Apr 16, 2021 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Katherine Charlton
Legal Protection for Wisconsin COVID “Long Haulers” Unclear Under Workplace Laws 10% of COVID Patients Develop Long-Term Symptoms COVID 19 has infected more than 30 million Americans and over 649,000 Wisconsinites in just over a year. Approximately 10% of those people...
by Summer Murshid | Apr 10, 2021 | Employment Law, Summer Murshid
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 Accountability Act of 1996, was enacted to ensure protection of protected health information or...