By: Daniel Finerty and Laurie Petersen A Work‐Share Program (“program” or “plan”) is a benefit plan for which Wisconsin businesses can apply to the Unemployment Insurance Division of the Department of Workforce Development (“UI Division” or “DWD”). The program is designed to help both Wisconsin businesses and their employees by allowing businesses to tap the […]
On April 10, 2020, the Office of Worker’s Compensation advised that it will continue to convert all in-person hearings, prehearings, and mediations to conferences conducted by telephone, or video conference for the foreseeable future. Please click here for more information. Thank you.
By Daniel Finerty and Oyvind Wistrom On March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” or the CARES Act (“Act”), the most dramatic financial legislation yet in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In total, the Act provides $2 trillion in financial assistance, a portion of which is allocated to […]
By; Sally A. Piefer This afternoon the Department of Labor (DOL) issued its Families First Coronavirus Response Act Notice. A copy of the notice can be found here. Please note the following about the Notice: The effective date for the new Act will be April 1, 2020. Covered employers (those with fewer than 500 employees) […]
Today, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers directed the Department of Health Services (DHS) to issue a Safer at Home order that prohibits all nonessential travel, with various exceptions. The Order is available here. Businesses should review the Order to see if they quality as an exempted business and, if not, what restrictions exist. If a business […]
Join Lindner & Marsack’s Sally Piefer and MRA’s Laurie Greenless on Tuesday, March 24, 2020 in a discussion about key provisions of the FFCRA legislation. Register Here: https://www.mranet.org/live-webinar/families-first-coronavirus-response-act-livestream-briefing
By Sally Piefer and Oyvind Wistrom Last evening the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. The legislation had passed the Senate only hours before. The Response Act has a number of provisions which employers must be aware of—an expansion of the federal Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and a paid sick time. […]
By: Oyvind Wistrom These are difficult and unusual times, to say the least. We wanted to let you know that Lindner & Marsack, S.C. remains as committed as ever to your success, and are working extra diligently to help you prepare and answer questions about COVID-19, and to navigate this quickly evolving situation. To do […]
By: Chelsie Springstead Per the OWCH COVID-19 Notice from State of Wisconsin, Division of Hearings and Appeals, issued on Friday, March 13, 2020, as of next Monday, March 23, 2020, the Office of Worker’s Compensation Hearings will stop conducting in-person hearings, prehearings and mediations. This is expected to continue through April 20, 2020. Hearings will […]
By: Oyvind Wistrom and Sally Piefer The NBA has suspended play. The NCAA tournament has been cancelled. The World Health Organization (WHO) has now declared that the COVID-19 Coronavirus is a pandemic. Either your business has already been directly or indirectly affected or it inevitably will be affected by COVID-19. What can you do as […]