By: Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood On January 11, 2016, the final rule implementing Executive Order 13665 went into effect. This rule makes it unlawful for federal contractors to discharge or discriminate in any manner against any employee or job applicant because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed his […]
Lindner & Marsack’s worker’s compensation defense practice is well recognized as an industry leader in providing work injury defense services to many of Wisconsin’s largest employers and insurance carriers. Doug Feldman heads the Firm’s highly regarded work injury defense team and is a founding Board Member and current President of Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin. Kids’ […]
With the recent signing of a new lease, Lindner & Marsack will remain in our current downtown Milwaukee location through at least 2023. The Firm has been located at 411 East Wisconsin Avenue, a 30-story, Class A office tower, since 1989, and has occupied its current space on the 18th floor since 2003. The building […]
By: Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood Employers continue to question when the Department of Labor (“DOL”) will finalize the changes to the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime regulations. Because the comment period ended on September 4, 2015, it was previously expected that the DOL would issue a final rule in early 2016. However, […]
As labor and employment attorneys, we often sound like broken records in counselling our clients on the importance of documenting the performance deficiencies of poor performing employees. It cannot be overstated how compelling strong and contemporaneous documentation can be to demonstrate the actual reason an employer disciplines, demotes or terminates an employee who is not […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C. proudly announces that nine of its seventeen attorneys have been acknowledged as 2015 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine. While the designation of Super Lawyer is reserved to only the top 5% of lawyers in the State of Wisconsin, this represents the third consecutive year in which over […]
By: Chelsie D. Springstead The Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council was created to advise the Department and Legislature on policy matters concerning the development and administration of Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system. The Advisory Council is comprised of an equal number of voting members from labor and management, along with non-voting representatives from the insurance industry, […]
You’re Invited! Please join us for a complimentary half-day afternoon seminar in Wausau focusing on current trends in worker’s compensation. Lunch is included. Click here for more information. Please RSVP now to Chelsie Springstead at cspringstead@lindner-marsack.com.
By: Kristofor L. Hanson and John E. Murray The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has expanded its joint employer test providing easier access to unions seeking to represent staffing agency temporary workers. The Board’s decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, 362 NLRB No. 186 (Aug. 27, 2015), will likely have far-reaching implications for businesses who […]
By: Daniel Finerty On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) invalidated an employer’s confidentiality policy that was in place to maintain the integrity of its internal investigations. The Board determined both the original and revised confidentiality policies used by the Boeing Company unlawfully restrained employee rights to discuss the terms and conditions […]