Employment LawScene Alert: College Football Players Are “Employees” Under the NLRA

11 years ago

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) Regional Director for Region 13 issued a decision on March 26, 2014, finding that…

Employment LawScene Alert: Should You Change Your Workplace Policies to Address E-Cigarettes?

11 years ago

As “e-cigarettes” grow in popularity, employers must decide how to address the use of e-cigarettes in the workplace. Electronic cigarettes…

Time for the Income Tax Tail to Start Wagging the Estate Planning Dog

11 years ago

For a long time, estate planners have been focused primarily on the transfer taxes (estate, gift and generation skipping), while…

Employment LawScene Alert: EEOC Issues New Publications on Religious Dress and Grooming

11 years ago

On March 6, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it released two new publications addressing religious dress and…

Attorney Jim DeJong to be Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi

11 years ago

James G. DeJong, a 1973 Carroll graduate and president of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing,…

Landlords Take Action! Significant Changes in Wisconsin Landlord/Tenant Laws Came into Effect March 1, 2014

11 years ago

Wisconsin Act 76 went into effect on March 1, 2014. This Act makes numerous changes to Wisconsin’s landlord/tenant law, Chapter…

Checklist for Creating an Effective Social Media Policy

11 years ago

Employers’ social media and internet policies are a top enforcement priority for the NLRB. Below is a checklist that employers…

Attorney Dizard Quoted in Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

11 years ago

Downtown Milwaukee office building put in receivership Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – February 24, 2014 A court-appointed receiver has been named…

An Update on Developments Regarding the Wisconsin and Federal Rules Governing E-Discovery

11 years ago

It has been estimated that more than 90% of all information created today is stored electronically. This electronically stored information,…

Employment LawScene Alert: U.S. Supreme Court Affirms Time Spent Changing Clothes Not Compensable Work Time

11 years ago

On October 14, 2013, the Employment LawScene™ brought you an article explaining that the Supreme Court would hear oral arguments…