On July 27, 2023, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in Mosley v. Oakwood Lutheran Senior Ministries that verbal disclosure of an employee’s COVID-19 status does not support a violation of Wisconsin healthcare record...more
In a decision providing guidance to employers facing requests for health-related accommodations, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals held in Wingra Redi-Mix Inc. v. Labor and Industry Review Commission that a formal diagnosis at...more
On January 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit issued a decision in Kellogg v. Ball State University that expanded the scope of potential evidence plaintiffs may rely on to support their Equal Pay Act...more
2/3/2021
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Educational Institutions ,
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Fair Pay Act ,
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Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Lilly Ledbetter ,
Liquidated Damages ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Reversal ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour
In a matter of first impression before the court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit recently held in Richardson v. Chicago Transit Authority, Nos. 17-3508 and 18-2199 (June 12, 2019), that obesity is not a...more
7/1/2019
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Adverse Employment Action ,
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ,
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Employer Liability Issues ,
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First Impression ,
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Obesity ,
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