The National Board of Trial Advocacy (NBTA) has recognized attorney Gregory S. Mager, a shareholder at O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing S.C., as a Board Certified Family Law Trial Advocate. The NBTA is the first American Bar Association accredited attorney board-certifying agency in the world. The organization certifies specialists, predicated on high standards of […]
Recently, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) published Draft Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Retaliation and Related Issues in order to get public input. The EEOC handles employment discrimination laws, including retaliation claims by employees who engage in “protected activity,” such as employees who complain about discrimination, file a charge of discrimination, or participate in […]
As we discussed in a recent article, class action lawyers have been sending demand letters and filing lawsuits claiming that websites belonging to businesses and organizations are “places of public accommodation” and are in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) because they are not accessible to people with visual and hearing impairments. On […]
In a recent decision, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) struck down an employer’s work rule that prohibited employees from recording workplace meetings and conversations without management approval, finding that such a policy could prevent employees from engaging in protected activity, which is protected by Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). In […]
The United States Tax Court is reminding some taxpayers to run their family like a business. In the Estate of Barbara M. Purdue decision, the court affirmed the use of discounts in an estate tax dispute involving a family partnership, which was critical to minimizing the estate’s tax liability. Most importantly, the court affirmed the […]
A new Wisconsin law allows contractors to purchase materials tax-free for construction projects undertaken by certain tax-exempt government and non-profit entities. Under former law, such entities generally had to purchase the construction materials directly themselves in order to receive the Wisconsin sales and use tax exemption. Now, construction contractors may make tax-exempt purchases of construction […]
Attorney William Ryan Drew was honored recently by the members of the County Board for his 30 years of service to the residents of the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. Mr. Drew’s commitment to the residents of Milwaukee County began in 1985 when he recommended the creation of the Research Park and served on […]
Loyal readers of this blog (thank you!) know that my position on succession planning is that success depends primarily on leadership. A business is successful based on the quality of its decisions, which means its success depends on the ability of the decision-makers. In my opinion, too much succession planning time, energy, and client money […]
Part one of this blog post focused on why trusts protect people from themselves and others. But, will our client’s children be as happy being a beneficiary of a trust as they would be if they owned property? The critical questions that need to be answered are what does it mean to own property and […]
