A few weeks ago, we posted a blog about the protection of transgender employees under Title VII. Since then, Caitlyn Jenner has graced the cover of Vanity Fair, the EEOC has further solidified its position on the matter, and OSHA has weighed in on the issue. One matter that has come up in many of the transgender […]
Grant Killoran, the Chair of the O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing’s Litigation Practice Group, recently was re-appointed to serve on the Meritas U.S./Canadian Litigation Group Steering Committee. O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is a member of Meritas, a global alliance of over 7,000 lawyers from 170 full-service law firms across more than 70 […]
On June 8, 2015, Joe Maier, a shareholder in the Estate Planning Group, and Randy Nash, a shareholder in the Litigation Group, collaborated to present to the Appleton office of the Principal Financial Network a series of real life estate planning facts situations that have led to inheritance litigation. The Principal Financial Group–Wisconsin Business Center […]
On June 4, 2015, Gregory S. Mager spoke during the Family Law 101 portion of the Wisconsin Supreme’s Family Law Seminar, a continuing education program for Judges and Court Commissioners throughout the state of Wisconsin. If you have any family law related questions, please contact Attorney Gregory Mager at O’Neil Cannon at 414-276-5000.
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in EEOC v. Abercrombie and Fitch. Justice Scalia penned the majority opinion while Justice Alito wrote a concurrence and Justice Thomas concurred in part and dissented in part. The case, which centered around whether employers can be held liable for failing to accommodate a religious practice only after the […]
In April 2015, the EEOC also settled one of the first cases in which it attempted to litigate that transgender discrimination is protected under Title VII. The EEOC filed an amicus brief in a previous case claiming that sex discrimination includes discrimination against those who do not conform to gender stereotypes and, therefore, would include […]
Steven J. Slawinski, of O’Neil Cannon, has been selected to become Vice Chair of the State Bar’s Construction and Public Contract Law Board, effective July, 1, 2015. This section is made up of attorneys who specialize in construction law and government contracts. He has been a member of this section for many years and has […]
On Monday, May 18, 2015, in Comptroller of the Treasury of Maryland v. Wynne, the United States Supreme Court declared Maryland’s income tax scheme unconstitutional. The Supreme Court justices voted 5 to 4 to affirm a Maryland Court of Appeals ruling that Maryland’s income tax scheme results in improper double taxation on income earned in […]
The statistics are surprising. Only 3 in 10 American adults have a Will, and a much lower percentage have the right estate plan for their situation. Many reasons have been offered for this phenomenon, including fear of death and fear of attorneys. But when we consider what a good estate plan really is–a strategy to […]
Steven Slawinski presented at the Wisconsin Land Title Association’s Spring Conference in Madison on May 13, 2015. He discussed the recent opinion of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in BB-Syndication Services, Inc. v. First American Title Insurance Co. Mr. Slawinski had represented the prevailing party, First American, in that litigation. […]