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Chuck Pautsch and Jesse R. Dill address social media law on BizTimes.com

Arnstein & Lehr Milwaukee Partner Chuck Pautsch and Associate Jesse R. Dill authored the article “Court cases are shaping social media law,” which appeared in the January 24 issue of BizTimes.com, which covers Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin business news. The article describes how companies can protect their social media accounts and online assets when employees [...]

Lori Adelson offers thoughts on rising retaliation against employees who report bad behavior at work

Arnstein & Lehr Fort Lauderdale Partner Lori Adelson was quoted in the January 26 issue of Forbes.com. The article titled “Workplace Snitching: If You See Something, Should You Say Something” discusses how one in five employees report they have been the victim of abusive retaliation for reporting bad behavior on the job. Ms. Adelson, who [...]

Arnstein & Lehr opens Milwaukee office, welcomes Charles Pautsch, Lisa Baiocchi, and Jesse Dill

Arnstein & Lehr is pleased to announce the opening of its Milwaukee office with the addition of partner Charles W. Pautsch, and associates Lisa Baiocchi and Jesse Dill to the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. All three attorneys join Arnstein & Lehr from the law firm of Jackson Lewis LLP. The expansion of this practice [...]

Mark A. Spognardi gives presentation on employment issues at Illinois CPA Society event

Chicago Partner Mark A. Spognardi spoke at the ICPAS event, “Employment Issues,” on Tuesday, December 13. During his presentation, “Minimizing Risks and Liabilities in Layoffs and Reductions in Force,” Mr. Spognardi discussed various employment labor issues and how they affect businesses today. He also covered the American Recovery & Reinvestment Tax Act, issues that exist [...]

Jason Tremblay discusses litigation involving HR professionals in Human Resource Executive article

Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay was interviewed and quoted in a December 8 online article in Human Resources Executive titled “When HR Sues.” The article discusses litigation by HR professionals and the problems companies face when HR is involved in litigation. In the article, Mr. Tremblay offers several tips for staying out of court when [...]

Penn State Scandal and the Clery Act

Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay has written an article titled “Clery Act Reminder – Why the Penn State Scandal Matters to the Academy” that appeared in the November 22 publication of University Business. It was the top story on the publication’s homepage last week. In the article, Mr. Tremblay discusses the U.S. Department of Education’s [...]

Employee Misclassification Issues

Chicago Partner E. Jason Tremblay was quoted in a November 21 article on Workforce.com regarding employee misclassification issues. The article,  “New Law Sinks Teeth into Misclassification of Workers,” discusses a new California law that targets misclassification of workers and provides fines on employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors. To view the article in full, [...]

Mark A. Spognardi elected as 2012 NATERA program director

Chicago Partner Mark A. Spognardi was recently elected 2012 program director of the North American Transportation Employee Relations Association, a national association established to provide a forum for the creation, exchange and dissemination of ideas and information concerning human resources and labor relations matters, issues, regulations, legislation and current laws.

Mark Spognardi writes Employers’ Summer of Discontent: Obama Labor Board pushes anti-employer agenda

Arnstein & Lehr Partner Mark Spognardi recently wrote the article, “Employers’ Summer of Disconnect: Obama Labor Board pushes anti-employer agenda,” which appeared in the September 20 issue of the Westlaw Journal. In the article Mr. Spognardi discusses how the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has had a busy summer proposing and implementing rules and issuing [...]

Jason Tremblay gets reversal of IDOL wage payment demands on behalf of client

Chicago Partner Jason E. Tremblay recently obtained the reversal of several Wage Payment Demands issued by the Illinois Department of Labor (“IDOL”) on behalf of a client. The client was an assignee for the benefit of the creditors of an Illinois company that was financially distressed. Instead of filing a bankruptcy, the company elected to [...]