A severe injury has taken you out of the workforce, and, now, you are worried. Your family depends on your income to keep the household running. While you have been diligent in creating an emergency fund of six months' expenses, you prepared in another important way....
Americans With Disabilities Act
Making sure you get long-term disability benefits
Long-term disability insurance is in place to protect workers and provide the financial support they need to pay for medical costs and living expenses if unable to work due to serious ailments. A medical emergency such as heart surgery, a traumatic brain injury from...
FedEx settles disability discrimination lawsuit
FedEx's most affordable shipping service has agreed to pay a stiff price to resolve a disability discrimination lawsuit. FedEx Ground has agreed to pay $3.3 million and make company-wide changes as part of the settlement.The shipping giant was accused of denying...
Does long-term disability insurance cover mental illnesses?
Our mental health can have a large impact on our overall health and wellness, and it is critical to recognize that mental illnesses affect more people than many might think. The National Institute of Mental Health reports that roughly one in five adults have a mental...
EEOC to employers: Don’t deny workplace rights during pandemic
While the COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges, it is important for everyone to remember that all laws and regulations are still in place and still being enforced. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently reminded employers that they...
How long do long-term disability benefits last?
The pain became unbearable at times as you have been socked with a one-two punch of ailments: arthritis and back pain. Routine tasks at home became difficult, while the pain also affects your ability to perform your manufacturing job. And you wonder whether you ever...
Disability discrimination lawsuit: Update
Many of our regular Milwaukee employment law blog readers might well recall a post we published in September of last year about a woman who worked for Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc., a worldwide supplier of aftermarket auto parts. Among the firms listed in...
EEOC: Disability discrimination now tops race discrimination
For the first time in U.S. history, race discrimination claims are no longer at the top of grievances filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Unfortunately, disability discrimination in the workplace moved to the top of the list of...
The $2 million lesson in a disability discrimination lawsuit
There are seniors housing, independent living and assisted living facilities scattered around the Milwaukee area and across Wisconsin. According to a retirement care industry publication, each and every one of those facilities should heed the warning implicit in a...
Milwaukee’s Marcus Center accused of age and disability discrimination
The Marcus Center for the Performing Arts is one of the focal points of Milwaukee's arts community. For more than 50 years, the facility has been home to arts organizations that include the city's renowned Symphony Orchestra, the Milwaukee Ballet, the Children's...