by Timothy Maynard | Nov 21, 2016 | Employment Law, Labor Law, Timothy Maynard, Wage and Hour Law
In May 2016, the Seventh Circuit weighed in on a topic that has been at the forefront of employment and labor law in recent years: Whether employers may use arbitration agreements to strip their employees of the right to move forward on a collective, class, or...
by Barbara Zack Quindel | Sep 2, 2016 | Barbara Zack Quindel, Labor Law
Under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), non-supervisory private sector employees have a right to discuss their pay and other terms and conditions of employment with their fellow employees and with union organizers. A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals...
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 Timothy Hawks | Jul 17, 2015 | Labor Law, Timothy Hawks
2015 Wisconsin Act 1 is commonly referred to as Wisconsin’s “Right to Work” legislative reform. Technically, the statutory revision was simple. Wis. Stat. § 111.06(1), which prohibited employers from deducting dues from an employee’s paycheck unless the employee...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Jun 2, 2015 | Aaron Halstead, Colin Good, Firm News, Labor Law, News and Victories
On May 18, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed the decision by Judge James D. Peterson of the Western District of Wisconsin granting summary judgment to Dane County Professional Social Workers, Local 2634, AFSCME, AFL-CIO arising...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | May 7, 2015 | Employment Law, Family Law, Firm News, Katherine Charlton, Labor Law, News and Victories
Katherine Charlton, Larry Johnson, Summer Murshid, and Amy Shapiro of the firm’s Milwaukee office were selected as four of Milwaukee’s “Leading Lawyers” by Milwaukee’s M Magazine. M Magazine partners with Avvo ratings company to select approximately 10% of lawyers...
