By: Kristofor L. Hanson & Christopher J. Saugstad November 25, 2019 The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals recently clarified its position concerning reassignment as an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the “ADA”). Under the ADA, employers have an affirmative duty to reasonably accommodate an employee’s disability. While engaging in the interactive process to […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., today announced five attorneys have been acknowledged as Super Lawyers for 2019. Honorees include Douglas M. Feldman, Thomas W. Mackenzie, Gary A. Marsack, Jonathan T. Swain and Oyvind Wistrom. “We’re very gratified that the dedication of these individual attorneys is being recognized and honored by their peers through Super Lawyers,” said […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., announced today Laurie Petersen has been named as the new president of Worklaw® Network. Petersen is a shareholder and member of Lindner & Marsack’s Board of Directors. Her labor and employment law experience covers a broad spectrum of matters for diverse business organizations in a range of industries. “It’s my hope […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., announced today that three attorneys – Kristofor Hanson, Chelsie Springstead and Melissa Stone – will become equity shareholders in the growing Milwaukee-based firm effective January 1, 2020. Hanson represents employers in a wide variety of labor and employment law matters with a heavy emphasis on traditional labor law, collective bargaining, contract […]
Daniel Finerty, a Shareholder with Lindner & Marsack, S.C., was recently appointed to Native Nations Law Task Force by DRI, The Voice Of The Defense Bar. Launched in 2017, Native Nations Law Task Force, a first-of-its-kind initiative, provides networking and educational opportunities for defense litigators, tribal in-house counsel and insurance companies called upon to defend […]
By: Jonathan T. Swain & Christopher J. Saugstad September 27, 2019 The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) recently made public an Advice Memorandum (the “Memorandum”) by its General Counsel on August 15, 2019. The Advice Memorandum detailed the General Counsel’s advice regarding specific social media policies of CVS Health. The Memorandum examined numerous social media […]
David Keating and Kristofor Hanson Over the course of the past year, the National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has indicated its willingness to develop more employer-friendly standards that allow employers more flexibility in managing their businesses and their unionized workforces. Just in the past week, the Board continued its efforts with a ruling allowing for […]
By: Christopher J. Saugstad September 6, 2019 On August 29, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (the “Board”) determined that employers do not violate the National Labor Relations Act (the “NLRA”) merely by misclassifying employees as independent contractors when they should have been classified as employees. In Velox Express, Inc., 15-CA-184006, 368 NLRB No. 61 […]
In Bexar County Performing Arts Center Fdn. d/b/a Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, 368 NLRB No. 46 (2019), the National Labor Relations Board has limited prior decisions, which allowed the employees of a tenant to engage in union activities on the private property of their employer’s landlord. Whether or not the tenant’s employees normally […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C. today announced six attorneys have been recognized for 2020 as part of the annual Best Lawyers list, one of the oldest and most highly-respected peer review guides to the legal profession worldwide. Thomas Mackenzie, Gary Marsack, Jonathan Swain and Oyvind Wistrom were acknowledged in the Employment Law-Management category while Mackenzie, Marsack […]