Thirty-five years ago, Wisconsin became the very first state to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The law signed by Gov. Lee S. Dreyfus made it unlawful for an employer in our state to discriminate against you in matters such as hiring, firing,...
Month: June 2017
What is a Qui Tam Lawsuit? And who benefits?
Office workers in the pharmaceutical industry, employees of companies that do business with the government - and more and more frequently today billing professionals, nurses or other healthcare workers - may notice anomalies or excesses in bills sent to the...
Court: ADA, retaliation lawsuit to move forward
The problems began in the summer of 2012 when inspectors from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration showed up for an unannounced inspection of a mail sorting business. They found asbestos-related violations that resulted in a fine of more than $8,000....
Fired employee prevails in disability discrimination claim
If you leave Milwaukee at noon and drove southwest until dinner time or so, you would arrive in East St. Louis. That is where a U.S. District Court recently affirmed a judgment that Madison County must pay more than $650,000 in damages in a disability discrimination...
Death of Fox News founder doesn’t bury discrimination lawsuits
For observers of Fox News who thought the recent death of founder Roger Ailes might stem the tide of litigation that has engulfed the network, the news is in: his passing has not changed much on that front. According to recent reports, three new lawsuits were filed...