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2025 NWCDN Conference

JOIN US FOR THE 2025 ANNUAL NWCDN CONFERENCE

Registration is open for the 2025 National Worker’s Compensation Defense Network conference on September 24-25, 2025, hosted at the iconic Radisson Blue Aqua in downtown Chicago! Lindner & Marsack is proud to be a founding member of NWCDN where Attorney Chelsie Springstead currently serves as the Treasurer and both Chelsie Springstead and Melissa Stone are part of the […]

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Lindner Marsack's Samantha Wood Published in Wisconsin Lawyer Magazine

Lindner & Marsack’s Samantha Wood Published in Wisconsin Lawyer

We would like to congratulate Samantha Wood, attorney at Lindner & Marsack, S.C., on her recent publication in Wisconsin Lawyer. Her article, “Leveraging Immigration to Address Labor Shortages,” provides timely and essential guidance for employers navigating workforce challenges in today’s tight labor market. Samantha explores how nonimmigrant visa programs—such as H-1B, TN, L-1, R-1, O-1, […]

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President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246’s Affirmative Action Requirements

President Trump Revokes Executive Order 11246’s Affirmative Action Requirements

By: Samantha J. Wood February 12, 2025 On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.”  This Order revokes Executive Order 11246 (signed in 1965), which historically required federal contractors and subcontractors to take affirmative action initiatives to ensure applicants and employees were treated without regard […]

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FTC BANS EMPLOYEE-RELATED NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS

FTC ISSUES FINAL RULE BANNING EMPLOYMENT-RELATED NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS. WHAT’S NEXT?

By:       Sally A. Piefer Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are relatively commonplace in the employment context. However, these agreements have been under increasing attack by state legislatures across the country. Shortly after President Biden took office, he issued an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy and encouraged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to […]

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Important Legal Developments for Clients WITH OPERATIONS OR EMPLOYEES IN MINNESOTA

By Oyvind Wistrom Minnesota Set to Invalidate All Future Non-Compete Agreements  On May 24, 2023, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz signed into law a provision banning all future non-compete agreements in Minnesota.  The term “non-compete” is defined to include provisions restricting an employee (or independent contractor) from performing work for another employer for a specified period […]

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OFCCP HAS UPDATED MANDATORY DISABILITY SELF-IDENTIFICATION FORM

By Laurie A. Petersen Federal government contractors and subcontractors, as part of their obligation under Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and 41 CFR Part 60-741.42, are required to invite applicants (pre and post offer) and employees (including every five years) to self-identify as an individual with a disability on a form approved by the […]

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NEW NON-COMPETE LAW COMING TO ILLINOIS

By:       Sally A. Piefer June 21, 2021 Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are relatively commonplace. However, these agreements have been under increasing attack by legislatures across the country. President Biden has also expressed that one of the items on his regulatory agenda is to eliminate all non-compete agreements except for those necessary to protect trade secrets. […]

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Current Trends & Treatment in Worker’s Compensation

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. Chelsie Springstead, a Shareholder and member of the Firm’s highly regarded work injury defense team, is a presenter in the first episode of an educational video […]

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