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As Expected, Unions File Lawsuit to Challenge the Legality of Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work Law

Posted on April 28, 2015 by
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Yesterday, as expected, several labor unions filed suit in the Dane County Circuit Court, challenging the constitutionality of Wisconsin’s Right-to-Work Law [2015 Wisconsin Act 1]. A copy of the complaint filed by the labor unions is available here: Right to Work Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief Recently, labor unions in Indiana unsuccessfully challenged Indiana’s […]

Denying Unemployment Benefits is Starting to Work

Posted on May 14, 2014 by
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The definition of misconduct under the Wisconsin Unemployment Compensation Law was changed as of the first of the year. We are now starting to see decisions under this new standard that limit employees from receiving unemployment benefits when being terminated from employment due to inappropriate conduct. For many years, an employer was not able to […]