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EMPLOYEE NOT ENTITLED TO FURTHER WORKER’S COMPENSATION BENEFITS BECAUSE HER DISABILITY-CAUSING SURGERY WAS NOT RELATED TO A COMPENSABLE WORK INJURY

By: Daniel M. Pedriana and Claudia R. Harke On August 28, 2018, District I of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held that the Plaintiff was not entitled to further worker’s compensation benefits because her disability-causing surgery was not related to a compensable work injury. In Theresa Payton-Myrick v. LIRC, Theresa Payton-Myrick was diagnosed with […]

LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C. WELCOMES DAVID KEATING TO TEAM

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Lindner & Marsack, S.C. is pleased to announce the hire of Attorney David Keating. Keating comes to Lindner& Marsack with significant experience advising clients in the long-term care industry. He served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary for Fortis Management Group, LLC, where he provided legal advice and assistance on issues relating to resident care, […]

REGISTER NOW! ANNUAL COMPLIANCE/BEST PRACTICES REVIEW

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WHEN: May 23, 2018 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. WHERE: Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel 375 South Moorland Road Brookfield, WI Registration and a continental breakfast will be served beginning at 7:30 a.m. Click here to register. This COMPLIMENTARY half-day event will address the latest labor and employment topics impacting employers including: Legal Updates – Labor, Employment and Worker’s Compensation In Search […]

2018 Worker’s Compensation Gamble

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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’ […]

Employers Who Utilize Temporary Or Loaned Employees Are Now Potentially Liable For Third Party Claims Brought By An Injured Employee

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By: Daniel Pedriana, Joseph Birdsall and Claudia Harke On January 9, 2018, District III of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals decided that Wis. Stat. § 102.29(6)(b)1 allows an injured temporary employee to choose between filing a worker’s compensation claim and suing the temporary employer for tort damages. In Rivera v. West Bend Mutual, Carlos Rivera […]

Wisconsin Supreme Court Declares that Non-Solicitation of Employee Provisions are Governed by the Same Wisconsin Statute that Addresses Non-Compete Provisions

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By Oyvind Wistrom The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on Friday in the case of The Manitowoc Company, Inc. v. John Lanning, 2018 WI 6. The case represented the Court’s first opportunity to determine whether a Non-Solicitation of Employee (NSE) provision in a contract between an employer and an employee is governed by […]

LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C. NAMES SALLY PIEFER AS EQUITY PARTNER

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Lindner & Marsack, S.C., one of the region’s most respected and long-standing management-side labor and employment law firms, announced today the advancement of Sally Piefer to Equity Partner. Piefer, who joined Lindner & Marsack in 2016, specializes broadly in all areas of employment law matters with special emphasis in employment litigation, employment counseling and compliance […]

WISCONSIN SUPREME COURT DEFINES “SUBSTANTIAL FAULT” STANDARD FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE AND WORKER’S COMPENSATION MATTERS

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By: Daniel Finerty On May 4, 2017, the Wisconsin Supreme Court released a long–awaited decision in Lela Operton vs. LIRC, 2017 WI 46, the first Supreme Court interpretation of Wisconsin’s “substantial fault” standard. Operton held that, as a matter of law, the employee’s eight accidental or careless cash-handling errors over the course of 80,000 cash-handling […]

LINDNER & MARSACK, S.C. NAMES DANIEL FINERTY AS EQUITY PARTNER

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We are pleased to announce the advancement of Daniel Finerty to Equity Partner. Finerty joined Lindner & Marsack in 2012 and concentrates his legal practice on representing and counseling clients – including Wisconsin counties, cities, school districts, Native American tribes, tribally-owned businesses and private sector employers – in labor and employment litigation and compliance matters […]