Posted on May 3, 2017 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Several recent decisions by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals have set the tone for court decisions in the employment law field. The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals covers a number of states in the Midwest, including Wisconsin, so the rulings are important for Wisconsin employers up to a point. The first decision involves sexual […]
Posted on September 20, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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Several recent decisions have opened the door to further scrutiny regarding discrimination and the basis for a finding of discriminatory conduct by an employer. These decisions continue to show the volatility of discrimination claims and determinations of whether or not an employee can claim discrimination based on company actions. In one court decision, it was […]
Posted on May 11, 2016 by Ruder Ware Alumni
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There has been a great deal of media coverage regarding how to accommodate a transgender employees’ use of bathrooms. Logic suggests that maintaining private bathrooms that would be available to any employee would be the most reasonable way to address this situation in the workplace. A 2015 decision in a case brought by the Equal […]