Wisconsin established its fair employment law to ensure job applicants are treated fairly. Companies should set objective and unbiased hiring practices that ensure legal standards are met in hiring practices. Your recruitment practices, interviewing policies and...
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Employers have an obligation to allow workers time off
School closings and the transition to working from home are adding stress to employees already struggling to balance work and family life. Depending on the number of people in your employ, the potential of needing to provide time for workers to care for sick family...
City Of Racine Employee Files Federal Lawsuit For Racial Discrimination Retaliation
McDonald & Kloth, LLC has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a City of Racine employee alleging discrimination based upon race and disability, and retaliation for opposing discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read the full August 26, 2018 article in...
McDonald & Kloth, LLC Successfully Resolves Federal Discrimination Lawsuit Against City Of Racine For $200,000 Plus Non-Monetary Benefits
McDonald & Kloth, LLC, recently resolved a federal lawsuit on behalf of a City of Racine employee alleging discrimination based upon race and disability, and retaliation for opposing discrimination in the workplace. Click here to read the full July 18, 2019...
Wisconsin’s Parental Choice Program
The school choice program has been hailed as one of the great modern advances in the education of today’s youth. The program provides students with families meeting certain income requirements an alternative to public instruction. Where the students historically had...
The Creation Implementation And Maintenance Of A Valid Tip Pool
Federal and state wage and hour laws are fairly complex and can be quite confusing. These regulations become even more confusing when tips are involved. It’s not surprising, therefore, that industries employing tipped employees are fertile ground for wage and hour...
The Basics Of The Family And Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
In Wisconsin, employees who suffer from a serious health condition can find protection under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Wisconsin’s Family and Medical Leave Act (WFMLA). In order to be afforded the protection under these employment laws, the...
Failure To Heed The Inherently Dangerous Exception Is Inherently Dangerous To The Prime General Contractor Or Principal
Often – actually, more often than not – construction/demolition projects involve the prime/general contractor or principal hiring subcontractors to perform various specialized tasks on the project. The general understanding in such a relationship is that the...
McDonald Kloth LLC Successfully Defeats $2.4 Million Claim On Behalf Of New Berlin, WI, Construction Demolition Firm
Dakota Intertek Corp. (Dakota) is a construction and demolition company based in New Berlin, Wisconsin. Dakota has performed construction and demolition work, both privately and publicly, in the Midwest over the past 24-plus years. In 2016, Dakota subcontracted with...