by Larry Johnson | Apr 24, 2024 | Employment Law
On April 23, 2024, the FTC released their long-awaited ban on non-compete agreements. It is the FTC’s position that non-compete agreements by their very nature limit competition. Under the FTC’s final rule, an employer cannot offer, enforce, or even tell an employee...
by Hawks Quindel, S.C. | Dec 21, 2023 | Areas, Employment Law, Gabriel Manzano, Martha Burke, Wage and Hour Law, Workers Compensation
Attorneys Martha Burke and Gabriel Manzano Nieves had the opportunity to speak with ProPublica reporters Melissa Sanchez and Maryam Jameel about workplace injuries that occur on Wisconsin dairy farms. Over the last several months Ms. Sanchez and Ms. Jameel have been...
by Aaron Bibb | Oct 5, 2023 | Aaron Bibb, Employment Law
Every person who works will leave a job at least once in their career. But what happens to your pay if you quit without notice? What about if you’re fired? Is your employer required to pay you for unused vacation or sick leave? Fortunately, Wisconsin has strong...
by Summer Murshid | Apr 28, 2023 | Employment Law, Summer Murshid
New PUMP Act Remedies Effective April 28, 2023 The PUMP (Providing Urgent Maternal Protections) Act was passed by Congress on December 31st, 2022, but the most important aspect of the law – the additional remedies available in the event of a violation of the PUMP Act...
by Martha Burke | Mar 9, 2023 | All, Areas, Employment Law, Martha Burke
On February 21, 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB” or the “Board”) returned to established precedent and found that a severance agreement which included broad non-disparagement and confidentiality clauses violated the employees’ section 7 rights under...
by Aaron Bibb | Feb 22, 2023 | Aaron Bibb, Employment Law, Whistleblower
What is Healthcare Fraud? Government-funded healthcare programs don’t just provide essential healthcare services to people who need them—they’re also big business. In 2021, the federal government spent $901 billion on Medicare and $734 billion on Medicaid. Even though...
