Milwaukee Wisconsin Legal Blog
What are the major signs of disability discrimination at work?
Disabilities affect millions of Americans each year. These conditions range from short-term to permanent, as well as moderate to severe. Many people with disabilities still hold full-time jobs. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), employers cannot...
The company I work for has just been sold. Now what?
Mergers and acquisitions within the business world signal economic growth and business changes. Depending on your position on the business chessboard, a strategic move may be necessary. You have a vested interest in your professional success. Whether you leave the...
Wisconsin company to pay $10 million in whistleblower case
Agnesian Healthcare, a medical giant in the Fond du Lac region of Wisconsin, has reached an agreement that will send a combined $10 million to the Federal and Wisconsin state governments. The agreed-upon settlement comes upon the heels of whistleblower suit dating...
Know your rights as a whistleblower
If you report your employer for fraud, misconduct or other wrongful actions, federal law protects you as a whistleblower. Your employer may not retaliate against you for blowing the whistle. It is critical to understand your rights in this situation and explore your...
What types of behavior constitute sexual harassment at work?
In recent years, the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment has been pulled into the spotlight. The federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 7,609 charges of sexual harassment in 2018, a 13.6% jump from the year prior. It’s an increase the...
Women still face discrimination at work
While sex discrimination has been illegal in the workplace in Wisconsin and across the country since 1964, applicants continue to experience discrimination in hiring or in promotions once they are already in a job. While gender discrimination in job listings violates...
Many harassment victims find their harassers remain at work
A new study looking at a decades-worth of harassment arbitration awards finds that in nearly half of those cases, employers failed to uphold their original punishment against the accused harassers, such as firing. The study, conducted by the Hofstra Labor &...
Is your employer guilty of wage theft?
Millions of American workers are underpaid each year by an estimated $15 billion, according to a study by the Economic Policy Institute (EPI). While wage theft is rarely talked about in the context of crime, it represents a large portion of all theft committed in the...
What are some subtle forms of workplace sexual harassment?
Just over two years ago, the #Metoo movement swept social media and several high-profile cases workplace sexual assault and harassment filled the headlines. When several popular television hosts like Matt Lauer, Bill O’Reilly and Charlie Rose all were dismissed...
What it takes to be a whistleblower
The legitimacy of a whistleblower’s claim is often in the eyes of the beholder. One need look no further than the whistleblower who sounded the alarm about President Trump's dealings with Ukraine to see that one person's hero is another person's traitor. Even when it...
