As some Wisconsin workers may know, long-term disability insurance is useful as a way to support themselves and their family if they are unable to work. Due to economic changes and the introduction of new health care laws, many employers no longer pay for coverage. In...
Month: February 2015
Legal assistance with long-term disability claims
Being faced with the inability to work can be stressful for a Wisconsin employee. As your health is affected because of a disabling condition, it is important to address the challenges that could result. Being unable to continue to work can be an extreme financial...
Assessing employment contracts in Wisconsin
Employees in Wisconsin might benefit from learning more about which factors to consider before finalizing an employment contract. Applicants are advised to learn more about employment law, reread the terms carefully and enlist the services of a lawyer to review the...
Motion approved in whistleblower settlement
Employees in Wisconsin may benefit from understanding more about the settlement reached between Southwest Airlines and a whistleblower mechanic. The employee claims he was disciplined for reporting cracks he discovered in a Boeing 737-700's fuselage, and filed a...
Family and Medical Leave Act and workplace discrimination
The Family and Medical Leave Act is the first and only federal law that addresses the balance between jobs and family that workers in Wisconsin and across the U.S. must maintain. The 12 weeks of unpaid leave guaranteed by the act has been used more than 200 million...
Retaliation against whistleblowers illegal
As some Wisconsin workers have found, employees who see and report unsafe conditions or activities might find that negative actions have been taken against them by an employer. If this happens, the employee may have the ability to file a complaint with the...
Truck driver wins alcohol disability suit against employer
Wisconsin truck drivers might be interested in a case in which Old Dominion Freight Line was found guilty of violating the American with Disabilities Act and ordered to pay one of its former drivers more than $100,000 in back pay. The Equal Employment Opportunity...
Whistleblowing and the False Claims Act
Wisconsin workers may be familiar with the term "whistleblower," which refers to a person who blows the whistle on an employer who is engaged in illegal activity. One type of whistleblower action that an employee may bring against an employer is a qui tam action. Qui...