On Wednesday, March 6, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, affirmed the April 2022 Waukesha County Circuit Court decision in Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, Inc.

On February 28, the House of Representatives approved Senate Bill 47, which reauthorizes and amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 (VAWA).

Employers and employee benefit plans have long benefited from the judicially created "exhaustion" doctrine with respect to plans that are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

The Court did not reach that issue, to the extent it was raised. It determined instead that the defendant Big Brother was not an insured in the first instance.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it will exercise its discretion to treat tenants as "bona fide prospective purchasers" (BFPP) under CERCLA (the federal Superfund law) if the tenants meet certain requirements.

In our last article, we discussed the importance of making sure that you can legally do business with a potential customer located outside the U.S.

On Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed the Federal Omnibus Budget Bill. Several energy-related provisions are contained in this legislation.

As employers prepare to implement possible Reductions-in-Force (RIF) in anticipation of a looming recession, there are many less drastic alternatives that may be worth considering.

An often forgotten difference between the federal and Wisconsin family and medical leave laws is that, while under federal law the leave year may be calculated a number of ways, leave covered by the Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act (WFMLA) must be calculated on a calendar-year basis.

Earlier this fall, the EPA announced two competitions as part of the $5 billion Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) program, which aims to provide grants to states...

A Dane County judge, Juan Colas, ruled late Friday, September 14, that Governor Walker and the State of Wisconsin violated the state and federal constitutions in the enactment of various provisions of 2011 Wisconsin Act 10.

Amidst the hubbub surrounding the comprehensive immigration reform plans announced last week by eight United States Senators and President Obama, a bipartisan bill targeting employment-based immigration was introduced by Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Senator Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.).

As the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic drags on, employers are continuing to wrestle with the limitations of outdated employment laws ill-suited for the modern workforce.

On Dec. 4, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the bipartisan-backed Internet of Things Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2020.

On March 20, Governor Evers signed 2023 Wisconsin Act 121 (the Act) into law which aims to provide clarity to the electric vehicle (EV) industry in Wisconsin...

The pace at which global privacy laws and guidance are evolving has not slowed during the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, especially with respect to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Roberto Trujillo worked in the personnel department for the American Bar Association...

On Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020, Governor Evers addressed Wisconsin in a highly anticipated press conference concerning the state government's latest efforts...

On July 17, the Senate passed HR. 205, the Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2011 (HEARTH Act) by a unanimous vote.

Under an Executive Order issued by President Trump on Aug. 8, 2020, employers may temporarily defer withholding the employee's share of Social Security taxes for certain employees for the remainder of 2020.