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 […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., today announced that Daniel Pedriana has been nominated as a Fellow of the College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. According to the College’s Board of Governors, who approved Pedriana’s nomination, election as a Fellow represents the recognition by your colleagues that you have distinguished yourself as an outstanding professional. It recognizes that […]
Lindner & Marsack, S.C., today announced the opening of two new firm offices in Madison and Manitowoc. The offices, which will each be staffed by a lead attorney as well as additional support staff, represent a significant expansion of the firm’s lauded worker’s compensation defense practice. Andrew J. Quartaro will head Lindner & Marsack’s new […]
By: David C. Keating The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) continues to restore employer rights under the Trump administration. Within the last week, two decisions have been handed down by the Board overturning prior Obama administration decisions. Employer’s Right to Restrict E-mail Use In a decision dated December 16, 2019, the Board reestablished the right […]
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 […]