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In the final days of the Obama administration, the Department of Labor and the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) updated the penalties for employment law violations.The new penalties cover violations in 2017 involving the Family Medical Leave Act...
Life with a disability can be difficult enough. So often life is made more difficult and complicated by an insurer that denies long-term disability benefits.A recent column by a financial planner laid out good reasons for workers to acquaint themselves with basic...
The high cost of health care has been a hot topic in the media, at the water cooler and in homes throughout the Milwaukee area for some time now. Some people who work in the health care industry may feel the need to defend the industry during these public debates. At...
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is said to be the biggest banker in the United States. Its 22-story Chase Tower sits along the river in downtown Milwaukee. However, the financial services giant is facing allegations that it paid at least 93 female tech workers less than it...
Business Management Daily says it has been giving "sound business advice" for 75 years. The publication recently gave advice to employers who might be considering demoting a worker who is returning from a lengthy medical leave: pause.Employers are urged to pause and...
The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals recently delivered a series of setbacks to a Milwaukee company. Not only did the court uphold a jury's verdict against Miller Compressing Company, but it also ruled that the plaintiff's attorney fees must be paid.In an earlier...
Perfume and fragrance sensitivities are a difficult topic to tackle in the workplace. As fragrances become more common, showing up in everything from trash can liners to air filters, more people have begun complaining about them. The dislike of fragrances is...
The United States has a long and proud history of civil rights progress. The advances have come despite determined efforts to hold back historically disadvantaged communities.Secretary of State John Kerry recently apologized to the LGBT community for historical...
There is an old saying that you get what you pay for. The adage applies to long-term disability insurance as well as to just about every other product and service a person can buy.The reason to buy disability insurance is straightforward: with coverage, you will get a...
Milwaukee employers and employees alike generally understand that the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits workplace discrimination based on physical limitations. But does the ADA also protect workers with mental conditions from discrimination and...
