Keeping Confidentiality, Whose Email Server Are You Using When Emailing Your Lawyer?
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
One of the most significant benefits of seeking advice from your lawyer are the ethical rules that generally require that the communications with your lawyer... “Homophobic Taunts Not on the Menu:” According to the EEOC
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in the workplace because of sex. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or... The Fragrance of Reasonable Accommodations and Settlements, EEOC Style
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
All Wisconsin employers likely are aware of the requirement to dialogue with a disabled employee about whether a reasonable accommodation would assist the employee to... An Employment Law Lesson Learned by a Gourmet Cookie Company
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Most employers know that it is illegal to discriminate in the employment process. Employment discrimination commonly occurs when an employee or job applicant is treated... Masterpiece Cakeshop: A Collision Course of Civil Liberties and Religious Rights
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
The civil liberties of gay couples and the religious rights of a Colorado business owner were recently on a collision course. Then, on June 4,... Harassment in the Headlines, Employers in the Headlights?
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
It is hard to ignore the daily dose of headlines that assert new allegations of sexual harassment or abuse in American society. While the problem... Wisconsin Fair Employment Act & the ADA
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
What can Wisconsin Employers Learn From an Employer in Churubusco, Indiana (Pop. 1,800)? Wisconsin employers should be aware of the root cause of a lawsuit... Social Media, Your Employees and Your Business
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Many employers are unaware that the National Labor Relations Act may apply to their places of employment, even if the workforce is not unionized. For... Does the NLRA Affect You or Your Business?
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
While Wisconsin becoming the nation’s 25th state to enact “right to work” legislation has made headlines, that legislation affects private-sector unionized workplaces only. Many employers... “Security Check” Time is Not Necessarily Paid Time
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Ordinarily, an employer must pay wages to an employee for all work performed by the employee. However, not all time that an employee is at... Wisconsin Act 10
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Many Wisconsinites are aware that Wisconsin Act 10 transformed union-management labor relations in the public sector when it became law in 2011. The enactment produced... Social Media Protection Act
By Attorney Brian G. Formella
Wisconsin's new Social Media Protection Act is significant for employers. There have been several high-profile cases around the nation in the last several years that...