Judge clears way for Falls Radisson sale Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – August 26, 2013 The eventual sale of the publicly financed Menomonee Falls Radisson Hotel took an initial step forward Monday. Waukesha County Circuit Judge James Kieffer granted a request by the Village of Menomonee Falls to expand the powers of a court-appointed … See Related […]
The American Bar Association Section of Litigation has published its Summer 2013 Edition of the Health Law Litigation Newsletter. This edition contains articles on a number of topics, including recent developments of interest to practitioners who handle health care disputes, including articles on the False Claims Act, HIPAA, life sciences training and health care compliance […]
Although having a criminal record in itself does not afford individuals protection under Title VII, it is the EEOC’s position that the use of criminal records in making employment decisions has a disproportionate effect on certain racial and ethnic groups, which may have a discriminatory effect on those racial or ethnic groups who are afforded […]
Recently, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center v. Nassar, which raises the bar for employees who file Title VII retaliation claims against their employers. Title VII protects employees from discrimination based on race, sex or gender, religion, or national origin. Title VII also protects […]
With Labor Day in the rearview mirror and the fall M&A deal season now upon us it is important to remember that, while most liabilities can be extinguished in an Asset Purchase Transaction, there are a few liabilities that cannot. This post will focus on one such liability – Federal Employment Liability. Last spring, the […]
Attorney Gregory S. Mager presented Child Related Financial Issues, Property Division, Maintenance on August 2, 2013 at the State Bar of Wisconsin’s 32nd Annual Family Law Workshop in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin.
In EEOC v. United Airlines, the Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit held that an employer, as part of its reasonable accommodation obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), must reassign a disabled employee to an open and available position regardless of whether there might be a better or more qualified applicant for […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that firing a female employee because she is lactating or expressing breast milk constitutes sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, which, until Congress enacted […]
Attorney Timothy Van de Kamp of the law firm of O’Neil, Cannon, Hollman, DeJong & Laing was elected to the Board of Directors of Real Estate Alliance for Charity (REACH). REACH is the primary charity organization of Commercial Association of REALTORS® (CARW), and has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from generous professionals in the […]
Effective July 2, 2013, Wisconsin eliminated its Building Contractor Registration Program.[1] The Building Contractor Registration Program was eliminated in connection with the passage of Wisconsin’s Biennial Budget Act. A new statute was also enacted that prohibits the Department of Safety and Professional Services from creating or enforcing any administrative rule that would require any person […]
