Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Workplace Civility Rules Upheld by National Labor Relations Board
In the wake of the National Labor Relations Board’s (the Board) decision in Boeing Co., 365 NLRB No. 154 (Dec. 14, 2017), the office of the Board’s General Counsel recently released a memo finding that a company’s “Commitment to My Co-Workers” policy was a lawful workplace-civility rule. The policy required workers to, among other things, maintain healthy relationships with […]
Filed Under: Family Law
Changes Likely to Wisconsin Child Placement and Support Laws
In 2018, Stafford Partner, Tiffany Highstrom, was appointed to the Wisconsin Legislative Council’s Study Committee on Child Placement and Support. The Committee includes legislators and citizens with special knowledge on a given subject. Committees are often tasked with drafting legislation, which they then present to the Council. If a majority of the Council approves the […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Words Can Hurt You – Failing to Stop Rumors Can Lead to Liability for Sexual Harassment
Brian Butler, an attorney with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, has been named a Top 50 Wisconsin Super Lawyer. He was also named the Lawyer of the Year 2012 in Litigation – Antitrust – Madison by Best Lawyers.
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
DOL Proposed Overtime Regulations That Increase the Salary Threshold
Stafford Rosenbaum is pleased to announce that Connie Anderson, Lawrence Clancy, and Michael Lund have been named “2013 Top-Rated Lawyers in Real Estate Law” by American Lawyer Media and Martindale-Hubbell™.
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Employee Not Covered by the FMLA Gets Day in Court Due to Employer Representations
InBusiness Magazine names Stafford Rosenbaum LLP to the Gold level in its “Best Companies to Work For”. Of the 35 businesses recognized on this list, only three were awarded this highest category.
Filed Under: Municipal Law
Scabby the Rat is Deflated
Daphne Webb, an attorney with Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, has again been named the Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year for Family Law Mediation in Madison and a Top 25 Women Wisconsin Super Lawyer. In addition, National Trial Lawyers named her as a Top 100 Wisconsin Trial Lawyer. Ms. Webb appears on the front cover of the Wisconsin 2011 edition of Super Lawyers magazine and in a featured article in the magazine.
Filed Under: Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Copyright 101 for Businesses and Artists
Six parties including the City of Appleton, CBC Coating, Inc., Menasha Corporation, the Neenah-Menasha Sewerage Commission, U.S. Paper Mills Corp., and WTM I Company announced that there has been a $54 million settlement of certain claims related to the Lower Fox River and Green Bay Site.
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Seventh Circuit Reminds That Failure to Timely Plead an Affirmative Defense Can Be Fatal
The New Wisconsin Trust Code (WTC) will take effect date of July 1, 2014. The new WTC offers greater flexibility in managing trusts, makes it easier to modify or terminate trusts, reduces the need for court involvement and may provide new opportunities in estate planning.
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Stafford Helps Municipalities Preserve “Discretionary” Immunity in Wisconsin Supreme Court
Stafford Rosenbaum receives three United Way Partners for Change awards. Among Madison law firms, Stafford Rosenbaum was awarded:Highest Increase in Dollars Raised; Highest Percent in Participation; and Highest Percentage Increase in Participation.
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Seventh Circuit Throws Ice Cold Water on Attempt to Undo Adverse State Court Decision
Denasha Scott and James Egle of Stafford Rosenbaum will be presenting “Wisconsin Case Law in a Nutshell: 10 Decisions Every Business Lawyer Should Know” at the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association for Corporate Counsel’s Annual Conference on May 16th in Elkhart Lake. Ms. Scott is a partner in the firm's Milwaukee office. Mr. Egle is a partner in Stafford's Madison office.
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Seventh Circuit Limits Job Seekers’ Age Claim Rights Under Federal Law
WITI, FOX 6 Milwaukee interviewed Kelly Dodd, a partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, for her legal take on the recent same-sex marriage decision handed down by Judge Crabb United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin and whether these same-sex marriage licenses could be voided.
Filed Under: Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Top 5 Reasons You Should Register Your Trademarks
Stafford Rosenbaum LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s clients New Glarus Brewing Company and Madison Gas and Electric were among the recipients of the 2014 Wisconsin Business Friend of the Environment Awards.
Filed Under: Appellate Law Business Law
Has the Wisconsin Court of Appeals Shown A Path to Change Successor Liability Law?
Denasha Scott, a partner in the firm's Milwaukee office, was among this year's Wisconsin Law Journal's Women in the Law honorees. The Wisconsin Law Journal honored outstanding achievement by the top women in the practice of law who by achieving success, have also paved the way for success for other women in the legal profession.
Filed Under: Municipal Law
U.S. Supreme Court Holds That Federal Age Discrimination Law Applies to All Public Employers
Stafford’s Barb Neider co-authored the recently published article, “Not Authorized! Employees and Computer Fraud” with Joseph Diedrich. This article appears in the June issue of the Wisconsin Lawyer, the official monthly publication of the State Bar of Wisconsin.
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Two Strikes and You’re Out: 7th Circuit Addresses Federal and State Rules on Voluntary Dismissal
Ten attorneys from Stafford Rosenbaum have been selected to the 2015 Wisconsin Super Lawyers list. Moreover, Anthony Menting was selected as one of the top 25 lawyers in Madison, and Daphne Webb was chosen as one of the top 25 women attorneys in Wisconsin. Three Stafford attorneys were chosen for the 2015 Wisconsin Rising Stars list.
Filed Under: Appellate Law
Wisconsin Court of Appeals Affirms Limited Scope of Insurance Agents’ Duties to Insureds
Tiffany Highstrom, a Partner at Stafford Rosenbaum, has been chosen as a recipient of the 2018 Women in the Law Award. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon 29 attorneys, and celebrated at a dinner event put on by the Wisconsin Law Journal on June 21, 2018 at Discovery World in Milwaukee.
