Efficient And Effective Legal Representation
Entrepreneurs embarking on their first startup experience might expect to spend more time on the creative aspect of their businesses and less on the nitty-gritty legal side of things. However, any time that a person starts a business in Wisconsin he or she...
A Wisconsin woman's experience was apparently the springboard for a recent lawsuit filed against Walmart. Filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the suit claims that the company engaged in workplace discrimination against its pregnant employees. The...
When you think of retaliation in the workplace, you may assume it is an obvious and immediate action. For example, you may think of an employee reporting an unsafe working condition and then receiving threats of termination. Another example is an...
Gender discrimination in the workplace is a real and ongoing issue, but what about the women who never have the chance to break into certain careers in the first place? Although workplace discrimination in regard to advertising open positions was once thought to be a...
Let us say you are applying for a position with a manufacturing company in Milwaukee. You are middle-aged and have a felony on your record because of three DUI convictions. Could the potential employer decide against hiring you because of your age and criminal record?...
Blowing the whistle on illegal or unsavory business practices at a person's place of work is a risky endeavor. An individual might lose his or her job and face other serious forms of retaliation that can make it difficult to maintain meaningful employment in the...
Reporting discrimination in the workplace can be a risky decision. For some, the company may take action to end discriminatory behavior and matters might improve. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Many victims of workplace discrimination in...
What constitutes a living wage can be a complicated matter. A certain minimum wage might be sufficient for workers in one part of Wisconsin, while workers in other areas might struggle when earning a similar pay. A group of out-of-state workers recently...
Not every instance of bias or discrimination at work involves outright harassment. In many cases, employees may not be able to point to a major event or series of events that meet the definition of discrimination. However, microaggressions - slights that reveal...
When you think of workplace discrimination, the first place your mind probably goes to is an inappropriate situation regarding someone's gender, race or disability. These areas tend to be very common, are usually easy to recognize and receive lots of media attention....
