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Major Changes to the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation System Ahead!

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October 30, 2015 / Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

By: Chelsie D. Springstead The Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation Advisory Council was created to advise the Department and Legislature on policy matters concerning the development and administration of Wisconsin’s worker’s compensation system. The Advisory Council is comprised of an equal number of voting members from labor and management, along with non-voting representatives from the insurance industry, […]

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2015 Central Wisconsin Work Comp Symposium

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October 7, 2015 / Uncategorized

You’re Invited! Please join us for a complimentary half-day afternoon seminar in Wausau focusing on current trends in worker’s compensation. Lunch is included.  Click here for more information. Please RSVP now to Chelsie Springstead at cspringstead@lindner-marsack.com.  

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NLRB EXPANDS JOINT EMPLOYER STANDARD, EXPOSING MORE EMPLOYERS TO UNIONIZATION

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September 9, 2015 / NLRB, Unions/Collective Bargaining

By: Kristofor L. Hanson and John E. Murray The National Labor Relations Board (“Board”) has expanded its joint employer test providing easier access to unions seeking to represent staffing agency temporary workers. The Board’s decision in Browning-Ferris Industries of California, 362 NLRB No. 186 (Aug. 27, 2015), will likely have far-reaching implications for businesses who […]

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NLRB STRIKES ANOTHER EMPLOYER CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY

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September 9, 2015 / NLRB

By: Daniel Finerty On August 27, 2015, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) invalidated an employer’s confidentiality policy that was in place to maintain the integrity of its internal investigations. The Board determined both the original and revised confidentiality policies used by the Boeing Company unlawfully restrained employee rights to discuss the terms and conditions […]

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Update! – Changes to the Wisconsin Worker’s Compensation System as a Result of the 2015 Budget Bill

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July 29, 2015 / Wisconsin, Workers' Comp

By: Chelsie D. Springstead Governor Walker initially submitted a budget bill on February 3, 2015, which, among other things, proposed removing the Worker’s Compensation Division from the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and moving administrative law judges and the judicial functions to the Department of Administration – Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOA) and the […]

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DOL ISSUES GUIDANCE EMPHASIZING ITS FOCUS ON MISCLASSIFICATION

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July 16, 2015 / Dept of Labor, FLSA

By: Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has issued new guidance reiterating its focus on misclassification of employees as independent contractors and warning employers that “most workers are employees.” The DOL has asserted that the purpose of its guidance is to provide clear direction to employers regarding the […]

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DOL’S PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE OVERTIME REGULATIONS SEEK TO RAISE THE SALARY THRESHOLD FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES TO $970 A WEEK

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July 1, 2015 / Dept of Labor, FLSA, Wage and Hour

By:  Laurie A. Petersen and Samantha J. Wood As directed by President Obama in March 2014, the Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule regarding the Fair Labor Standard Act’s overtime regulations. The rule focuses primarily on updating salary and compensation levels.  It proposes increasing the standard salary threshold level for exempt employees […]

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State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2015 Health, Labor, and Employment Law Institute

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June 19, 2015 / Firm News, Wisconsin

Our very own Daniel Finerty, Douglas Feldman and Laurie Petersen are speakers at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 2015 Health, Labor and Employment Law Institute on August 20-21, 2015 at the Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells. Lindner & Marsack is sponsoring a Thursday evening social hour. Choose from more breakout sessions than […]

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2015 Kids’ Chance of Wisconsin Golf Outing

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June 12, 2015 / Uncategorized

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE 3RD ANNUAL KIDS’ CHANCE OF WISCONSIN GOLF OUTING  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 […]

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SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION

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June 4, 2015 / Discrimination/Equal Rights, EEOC

On June 1, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores.  The issue in the case was the scope of an employer’s obligation to accommodate the real or perceived religious beliefs and practices of employees and applicants. Samantha Elauf was a practicing Muslim who wore a headscarf to […]

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