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

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May 9, 2017 / Court Decisions & Legislation, Wisconsin

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 […]

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Title VII Now Covers Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation

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April 5, 2017 / Court Decisions & Legislation, Discrimination/Equal Rights

By:  Kristofor L. Hanson The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act bars discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.  On April 4, 2017, the Chicago-based court, which presides over federal matters in the states of Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana, became the first federal court of appeals […]

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Register Now! Annual Compliance/Best Practices Seminar

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March 29, 2017 / Affordable Care Act, Firm News, FMLA, Immigration, Social Media, Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

WHEN: May 11, 2017 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: Annual Employment Law Update (including recent […]

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

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February 28, 2017 / Firm News, Wisconsin

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 […]

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GOVERNOR WALKER PROPOSES TO ELIMINATE THE LABOR AND INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION

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February 13, 2017 / Discrimination/Equal Rights, EEOC, FLSA, FMLA, Regulatory & Compliance, Retaliation Claims, Wage and Hour, Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

By:  Jonathan T. Swain February 13, 2017 In his recently published proposed biennial budget for fiscal years 2018 and 2019, Governor Walker has proposed to eliminate the Wisconsin Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC).  LIRC is an independent three member commission appointed by the Governor that currently handles all appeals of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) […]

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Employers Must Now Use New Form I-9

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January 30, 2017 / Regulatory & Compliance, Wage and Hour

NEW I-9 FORM AVAILABLE: As of January 22, 2017, employers must use the NEW version of the Form I-9 — whether for new employees or for the reverification of expiring authorizations for existing employees. Prior versions of the Form I-9 should no longer be used. Employers who do not use the new Form I-9 are considered to be […]

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2017 Worker’s Compensation Gamble

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January 25, 2017 / Firm News, Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

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’ […]

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2016 Super Lawyers

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November 21, 2016 / Firm News

Lindner & Marsack, S.C. proudly announces that seven of its attorneys have been acknowledged as 2016 Super Lawyers or Rising Stars by Super Lawyers Magazine.  “We appreciate the support of the legal community and our clients in acknowledging the quality of the legal services we provide,” said Thomas W. Mackenzie, President of the firm.  He […]

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TEXAS COURT ISSUES NATIONWIDE INJUNCTION, BARRING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR’S PERSUADER RULE

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November 17, 2016 / Court Decisions & Legislation, Dept of Labor

By: Thomas W. Mackenzie Yesterday (November 16, 2016), the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas issued a permanent injunction barring enforcement of the U.S. Department of Labor’s “Persuader Advice Exemption Rule.”  As we have reported in previous E-Alerts, this rule would have required employers and their attorneys to report expenditures incurred in […]

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EMPLOYERS TO BEGIN USING REVISED FORM I-9

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November 14, 2016 / Immigration

November 14, 2016 By:  Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a revised version of the Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9.  While this revised form is available now for use, employers may continue using the March 2013 version until January 21, 2017.  After January 21, 2017, employers […]

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