Employee Rights Wisconsin
The blog focuses posts on the legal rights of employees, especially Wisconsin workers and H-1B workers throughout the country. Posts include tips and information about unpaid wages, discrimination, sexual harassment, litigation, and other employment law issues.
Author: Blog author Michael Brown is an employee rights attorney at the law firm of Peterson, Berk & Cross in Appleton, Wis. He represents employees in employment law matters.
Blawg Related Categories: Labor & Employment • States • Wisconsin • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Employee Rights Wisconsin
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Quote Re Employees Fooling Themselves and Others
“It is easy to fool yourself. It is possible to fool the people you work for. It is more difficult to fool the people you work with. But it is almost impossible to fool the…
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Things to Consider for Defamation Action Based on What a Wisconsin Employer Said
Image by Joits via Flickr Commonly, I get calls from workers who are interested in a defamation action, based on false statements an employer made. Defamation is a State-law claim, and I have represented persons…
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The 5 Biggest Mistakes Employees Make In Employment Disputes
Image by Observe The Banana via Flickr Below are the top 5 mistakes I see employees make in employment disputes. And, I should note, in my own work experience, dating back to the junior high…
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About to Complain to Management? Think Big Picture.
If you are gearing up to give management an earful tomorrow about all the wrongs they have been committing, please give some thought to the big picture before you head off to give your speech. …
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Want to Post to a Message Board About an Employer? Think Twice, and Count to Ten
If you are thinking about all your problems with your employer, and want to tell the world- or, tell Facebook, listservs, and/or public message boards- you should think twice and count to ten before posting.…
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Article About Biblical Illiteracy
There are a lot of articles claiming the public is scientifically illiterate, but this article is the first I’ve seen making assertions about biblical illiteracy. (I am pretty bible-illiterate, I must confess, and I do…
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WI Employee Discrimination Complainants and Go-With-Your-Gut Settlement Offers
Of those workers in Wisconsin who file discrimination complaints without an attorney, most have no idea how much a fair settlement value would be for their case. And how should they? For nearly every employee complainant,…
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Sorry, Can’t Give Legal Advice Via Blog Comments
I want to write and say, first of all, that I appreciate the Comments this blog has received- thanks to those of you who have commented! Please know that if your Comment concerns your own…
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Progessive on Progessives’ Hate Talk
When will those who are “liberals” and “progressives” (which includes me) realize that we are just as responsible as “conservatives” for the epidemic of negative and hateful communication inflicting public discourse nowadays? Conservatives—particularly extreme-side-of-the-party folks…
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Job-Hunt Discrimination & Defeatist Thinking
I have heard many unemployed workers who are in protected classes under discrimination law (e.g. workers with disabilities, workers over 40 years old) express frustration that employers will not hire them for jobs they are…