For a long time, estate planners have been focused primarily on the transfer taxes (estate, gift and generation skipping), while minimizing income tax planning when planning with their clients. An example of this would be lifetime gifting. Many an estate planner has pontificated ad nauseum about the power of the gift; if the annual exemption […]
On March 6, 2014, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced that it released two new publications addressing religious dress and grooming rights and responsibilities in the workplace under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), in response to an increased number of religious discrimination charges filed with the agency. The EEOC […]
James G. DeJong, a 1973 Carroll graduate and president of the Milwaukee law firm O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong and Laing, will be inducted into the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society during a ceremony at Carroll University in April. Founded in 1897, this highly selective honors society was created to recognize and promote academic excellence […]
Wisconsin Act 76 went into effect on March 1, 2014. This Act makes numerous changes to Wisconsin’s landlord/tenant law, Chapter 704 of the Wisconsin statutes. There are a number of changes that have an immediate impact on the ordinary course of a landlord’s business that landlords and their counsel should consider. First, Wis. Stat. § […]
Employers’ social media and internet policies are a top enforcement priority for the NLRB. Below is a checklist that employers can use to create an effective social media policy. Please continue to visit the Employment LawScene™ for more policy pointers and practical guidance. Evaluate your business’ needs and goals. Take a stance on social media […]
Downtown Milwaukee office building put in receivership Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – February 24, 2014 A court-appointed receiver has been named to oversee the operations of a financially troubled downtown Milwaukee office building. The eight-story building, at 211-219 W. Wisconsin Ave., adjacent to the Shops of Grand Avenue, is owned by 30 separate investment groups, all […]
It has been estimated that more than 90% of all information created today is stored electronically. This electronically stored information, or ESI, is crucial information in most business disputes. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure were amended in 2006 to address ESI, and additional amendments to these federal e-discovery rules have been proposed that could […]
On October 14, 2013, the Employment LawScene™ brought you an article explaining that the Supreme Court would hear oral arguments in Sandifer v. U.S. Steel Corp., a case out of the Seventh Circuit, to resolve disagreement among other circuit courts as to what constitutes “changing clothes” within the meaning of the Fair Labor Standards Act […]
In July, the Employment LawScene™ advised our readers that a federal district court granted the EEOC’s motion to seek an interlocutory appeal before the Seventh Circuit as to whether the EEOC’s alleged failure to conciliate prior to commencing suit is subject to judicial review in the form of an implied affirmative defense to the EEOC’s […]
As reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, State Rep. Evan Goyke (D-Milwaukee) introduced five bills designed to alleviate what Rep. Goyke considers ongoing problems arising from the housing crisis that began in 2008. Lenders and their counsel would be wise to pay careful attention to a number of the bills in the package, as they […]
