Today, Friday, March 6, 2015, the Wisconsin State Assembly after a marathon session passed right-to-work legislation by a vote of 62 to 35. The State Senate had previously approved the right-to-work legislation by a vote of 17 to 15 the previous week. The votes were cast according to party lines. The fast-tracked bill will be […]
On February 17, 2015, the Wisconsin Supreme Court, in The Bank of New York Mellon v. Carson, 2015 WI 15, decided that, under Section 846.102 of the Wisconsin Statutes, banks and others who file mortgage foreclosure cases may be legally compelled to hold judicial sales of abandoned properties within a reasonable time after the borrower’s redemption […]
On February 25, 2015, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Final Rule revising the definition of “spouse” under the FMLA. Currently, a “spouse” is defined as “a husband or wife as defined or recognized under State law for purposes of marriage in the State where the employee resides, including common law marriage in States […]
Under the Family Medical Leave Act, employers are not permitted to take an employee’s FMLA-protected absences into consideration when making employment decisions such as discipline and termination. However, if performance deficiencies are discovered while an employee is on FMLA leave and would have resulted in termination or discipline had the employee not been on leave, […]
Electronic signatures are alluring to time-pressed clients who are closing deals all over the city, the state, the country and the world. But are electronic signatures enforceable? Can you enforce an agreement when the only “signature” you received was the other party’s typed name at the bottom of an email or a text? How about […]
In February 2014, the EEOC filed suit in Illinois federal court against CVS Pharmacy, Inc. alleging that the company’s separation agreements constituted a pattern or practice of unlawfully discouraging employees from exercising their rights under Title VII of the Civil Rights of 1964 to communicate with the EEOC or to file discrimination claims. The EEOC’s […]
On February 5, 2015, Gregory S. Mager spoke during Utilization of Mental Health, Counseling, and Medical Records in Family Law Cases: A View from the Bench, the Bar and Healthcare Professionals presented by The Society of Family Lawyers, The Leander Foley Matrimonial Inns of Court, and The Association of Family and Conciliation Courts Wisconsin Chapter. This continuing education program […]
The Americans with Disabilities Act requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities. This process requires that employers and employees engage in an interactive process to discuss potential reasonable accommodations. The interactive process requires an informal dialogue between the employer and the employee in which the parties discuss reasonable accommodations for an employee’s […]
O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing is pleased to announce that Timothy Van de Kamp was recently elected a shareholder of the firm. Mr. Van de Kamp has been with the firm since 2012 and is a member of the Corporate Practice Group. He focuses his practice in Real Estate and Construction Law and Banking […]
Keen observers of human behavior know a couple of things to be true. 1. In the absence of information, people assume the worst 2. People flee uncertainty My clients are smart, successful people that have built enviable businesses. Intuitively, they know these “truths.” But to their detriment, they forget them. Instead, if they actually do […]
