Author Archives: Tara Ingalls

PROPOSED EEOC WELLNESS PLAN REGULATIONS FOCUS ON COVERAGE, INCENTIVES AND VOLUNTARINESS OF PARTICIPATION

On April 20, 2015, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its proposed regulations regulating employer wellness plans under the Americans with Disabilities Act. The proposed rules attempt to strike a balance between allowing wellness plans to offer incentives for employee participation while, at the same time, limiting incentives to defined percentages in order to prevent […]

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Registration and a continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 a.m. Click here to register. April 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel 375 South Moorland Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin This FREE half-day event will address current topics in labor, employment, benefits and worker’s compensation law and provide employers across industries with practical […]

With Same-Sex Marriage Permissible In Many States, Plan Sponsors Should Clarify the Rights Of Affected Children

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By: Alan M. Levy and John E. Murray Two years ago, in United States v. Windsor, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) is unconstitutional in its requirement that “marriage” be defined as restricted to heterosexual couples. After that, regulations were issued which treated same-sex married couples as entitled to […]

Supreme Court Alters Pregnancy Accommodation Requirements for Employers

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By Kristofor L. Hanson The U.S. Supreme Court on March 25, 2015, issued a decision that alters the landscape for employers under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (“PDA”). In the decision, the Court held that employers are now required to assess their ability to accommodate a pregnant employee’s restrictions in a manner consistent with efforts to […]

Understanding How the New NLRB Election Rules Affect Your Organization

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By: Jonathan T. Swain Beginning April 14, 2015, the new NLRB election rules will take effect. They promise to have a profound effect upon an NLRB election process that has remained relatively unchanged for the last 75 years. If unions are able to take advantage of these new rules, which are designed to expedite the […]

Registration is now open for our Annual Compliance/Best Practices Seminar!

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Registration and a continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 a.m. Click here to register. April 28, 2015 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel 375 South Moorland Road Brookfield, Wisconsin This FREE half-day event will address current topics in labor, employment, benefits and worker’s compensation law and provide employers across industries with practical […]

Restrictive Covenant Reform Proposed for Wisconsin

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On March 5, 2015, Senate Bill 69 (bill) was introduced by Senator Paul Farrow (R-Pewaukee). If passed by the Wisconsin legislature and signed by the Governor, the bill would eliminate the current version of Wisconsin’s restrictive covenant law, Wis. Stat. § 103.465. The statute applies to agreements with employee such as non-competition, non-solicitation and non-disclosure […]

USCIS Extends Eligibility for Employment Authorization to Certain H-4 Dependent Spouses of H-1B Nonimmigrants

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On February 24, 2015, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued final amended regulations, revising 8 C.F.R. Parts 214 and 274a. The revised regulations extend eligibility for employment authorization to certain H-4 dependent spouses of H-1B nonimmigrants who are seeking employment-based lawful permanent resident status. Eligible individuals […]

Wisconsin Right to Work Legislation

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NOTICE OF BREAKFAST MEETING WHEN: Wednesday, March 11, 2015 TIME: 8:30 a.m. to 9:45 a.m. WHERE: 411 E. Wisconsin Avenue; 12th Floor Meeting Room As a courtesy to our clients, Lindner & Marsack will be presenting a discussion of the new Wisconsin “right to work” legislation. We will discuss when it takes effect, how it will […]

Department of Labor Modifies the Definition of Spouse under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

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On February 25, 2015 the Department of Labor published a final rule effective March 27, 2015 which modifies the definition of spouse under the FMLA to include individuals in same-sex and common law marriages based on the place of celebration. The change was made in light of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in United […]

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