by Brook Tylka | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
You appealed a denial of your Short- or Long-Term Disability claim. Now the insurance company is asking you to respond to a report from a doctor that they hired to review you records. You might be confused as to what is happening. Why does the insurance company want...
by Jessa Victor | Mar 21, 2024 | Uncategorized
If your long-term disability (LTD) insurer has rendered a final denial regarding your claim for benefits such that you are unable to file any more appeals to the insurer, you have “exhausted your administrative remedies” under the plan. This means your next step is...
by John Leppanen | Mar 21, 2024 | Employment Discrimination, Uncategorized
The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (Wis. Stat. § 111.321) prohibits employers from discriminating against prospective or current employees because of their arrest and/or conviction records. That seems simple enough. But the reality is a lot more complicated. Below are...
by Hadley Brouhard | Nov 16, 2023 | Aaron Halstead, All, Colin Good, David Zoeller, Firm News, Jakob Feltham, Jessa Victor, Larry Johnson, Nicholas Fairweather, Summer Murshid, Timothy Maynard, Uncategorized, William Parsons
Hawks Quindel, S.C. is proud to announce that 10 of our very own were selected for the 2023 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list! Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Larry...
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 Hayley Archer | Apr 2, 2021 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Hayley Archer, Uncategorized
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 truth is that “justice” is not something you can win in court. You can never be...