Milwaukee Wisconsin Legal Blog
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...
How social media can affect your wrongful termination suit
Using social media is not only very common, but it might be hard for you to find someone who is not on at least one platform. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter encourage users to post frequently on anything and everything. Your own post...
Former Juul executive claims company retaliated against him
Manufacturers, distributors and companies are supposed to provide Wisconsin consumers with safe and effective products. When products are demonstrably dangerous or defective, these entities should take action to warn consumers and remove them from circulation. This...
EEOC wellness incentives have come under legal scrutiny
In 2016, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued regulations concerning incentives companies could offer for voluntary employee participation in wellness programs.In 2017, the American Association of Retired Persons won a lawsuit challenging the EEOC...
More than half of US say they see workplace discrimination
The law is supposed to protect workers from discrimination based on a number of factors, including race and gender. Sadly, these laws do not appear to be as effective as they are supposed to be. More than half of workers in the United States say they have either...
