Joseph Gumina

Employment LawScene Alert: Wisconsin Court of Appeals Finds Nonsolicitation of Employees Provision Unenforceable Under Restrictive Covenant Statute

In Manitowoc Co. v. Lanning, 2015AP1530 (Aug. 17, 2016), the Wisconsin Court of Appeals ruled—for the first time—that Wisconsin Statute §…

8 years ago

U.S. DOL Announces That It Will Publish Final Rule to Update Overtime Regulations

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it will publish on May 23, 2016 its Final Rule to update…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016: Employers Must Include New Whistleblower Immunity Notice in Confidentiality or Non-Disclosure Agreements

On May 11, 2016, President Obama signed into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (“DTSA”) which amends the…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: Dane County Judge Finds Right-to-Work Law Unconstitutional

On March 9, 2015, Governor Scott Walker signed Act 1 (Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work legislation) into law, which allows workers covered by…

9 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: NLRB Holds That Policy Prohibiting Recording Devices in the Workplace Violates Employees’ Section 7 Rights

In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) struck down an employer’s work rule that prohibited employees from…

9 years ago

Attorneys Gumina and Reib Publish Labor and Employment Law Article Series in InsideCounsel Magazine

Attorneys Joseph Gumina and Erica Reib authored a Labor and Employment Law article series entitled, "Anticipating and Managing Wage and…

10 years ago

Employment LawScene Alert: NLRB Issues New Rules for Union Elections

On Monday, December 15, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued rules that will speed up the union election…

10 years ago

Seventh Circuit Reverses Course on Employer’s ADA Reasonable Accommodation Obligations

In EEOC v. United Airlines, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer, as part of…

11 years ago

Record Retention Policy: A Start to Being Litigation-Ready

Almost 99% of today’s information created by businesses is generated and stored electronically.  The ability to easily and conveniently store…

11 years ago

EEOC Seeks Determination from Seventh Circuit that its Pre-Suit Conciliation Efforts Cannot be Reviewed

The EEOC is statutorily obligated to enter into confidential conciliation efforts with an employer prior to commencing a lawsuit.  Only…

11 years ago