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While it is not currently slated to occur in Wisconsin, the United States Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is executing an initiative on labor law compliance in the agricultural industry along the East Coast. The initiative is being conducted to ensure...
The Social Security Administration implemented efforts four-and-one-half years ago to reduce the backlog of Social Security Disability appeals cases, but despite the Administration's best efforts a recent study suggests the backlog has grown over the last year because...
On May 25, 2011, the EEOC filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against Meffert Oil Company, Inc., which owns and operates BP One Stop stores in Waunakee, Wisconsin. The EEOC sued the company for allegedly firing an employee because of her disabilities. The...
Summer is normally a time for many high school and college students to gain work experience. Often, students turn towards internships and more and more many students turn to unpaid internships in order to gain valuable and applicable work experience that will enhance...
Last time we spoke about long-term disability benefits and began to talk about five things that Wisconsin workers should consider when thinking about their long-term disability benefits. During the previous post we talked about monthly caps and the idea of getting an...
We have not spoken about long-term disability benefits for a while and there are some things that workers in Wisconsin should consider when thinking about their long-term disability benefits. Here are five contemporary issues regarding long-term disability...
Most employees around the country do not have legally guaranteed paid sick days from their employer. While the Family Medical Leave Act guarantees eligible employees unpaid leave to take care of ill loved ones, there is no national law that guarantees paid sick leave...
Some employees who are otherwise entitled to unemployment insurance benefits find themselves with the false impression that they do not have to file claims, or that they have no obligations in the unemployment compensation system. However, at a minimum, employees are...
Occasionally, the Social Security Administration will order a claimant for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income to undergo a consultative evaluation by a physician or mental health professional of the Administration's choosing. There...
The EEOC recently filed a lawsuit against Starbucks Coffee Company for allegedly failing to provide a disabled employee with a reasonable accommodation. The employee is disabled by virtue of her physical impairment, dwarfism. The employee was hired by Starbucks to...
