Filed Under: Appellate Law Government Relations
State Can Raise New Argument in Civil Forfeiture Action, Even After Dismissing Criminal Charges
Some civil and criminal cases rely on indistinguishable facts. However, a recent Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision – Wisconsin v. Scott, et. al., 2017AP1345 – demonstrated that the parties need not make indistinguishable arguments in each case. In 2016, police seized drugs, money and vehicles pursuant to a search warrant for the Scotts’ property. However, it […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Employers Must Now File EEO-1 Component 2 Data By September 30, 2019
A district court has ordered that employers covered by EEO-1 reporting requirements must submit 2018 wage and hour data for their workforces by September 30, 2019. The EEOC has also determined that 2017 wage and hour data must also be reported by September 30, 2019. Employers will submit these reports as “Component 2” of the […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Employers Beware: Governor to Focus on Rooting Out Misclassification of Independent Contractors
Figuring out whether you can lawfully classify a worker as an independent contractor can be complicated. There are different standards for different laws. In Wisconsin, worker’s compensation and unemployment compensation laws each have their own definition of “independent contractor.” There is yet a different test for the purposes of wage and hour laws. Employers may […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
Under Federal FMLA, Employers Cannot Allow Employees to Exhaust Other Paid Leave
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees—even those in non-union workplaces—engaged in protected concerted activity for the purposes of mutual aid and protection. But what does “concerted” activity mean? A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, Alstate Maintenance, 367 NLRB No. 68, helps define the contours of the term. In Alstate, the employer provided skycap services at an airport. […]
Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law
NLRB Further Defines Concerted Activity
The National Labor Relations Act protects employees—even those in non-union workplaces—engaged in protected concerted activity for the purposes of mutual aid and protection. But what does “concerted” activity mean? A recent National Labor Relations Board decision, Alstate Maintenance, 367 NLRB No. 68, helps define the contours of the term. In Alstate, the employer provided skycap services at an airport. […]
Filed Under: Intellectual Property & Entertainment Law
Entertainment Law: Why Creative Professionals Need an Attorney
As a filmmaker, writer, musician, photographer, visual artist or other creative professional, your core business is developing your craft and your work. But the business of being a creative professional requires the assistance of attorneys who are knowledgeable about your creative work and industry. An attorney with this background can assist you with certain key legal services […]
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.
