Click here to access the PowerPoint Presentation. https://youtu.be/gTTYIGeIFeg Davis|Kuelthau's Labor and Employment, Municipal, and School and Higher Education Teams hosted the firm's 42nd Annual Public Officials Program for veteran and newly-elected public officials and administrators on April 29, 2020 from 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM CST. There will...
Davis|Kuelthau’s 32nd Annual School Law Seminar: Managing the Use of CBD Oil in Schools — Legally
Davis|Kuelthau will be hosting its 32nd Annual School Law Seminar on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 in the VUE at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee. The use of cannabidiol (CBD) oil is on the rise and many school district administrators have expressed concern as to how best to manage this substance. What is it? Is it legal? What are schools required to...

Wisconsin’s Pleading Standard: Sea Change or “Same Old/Same Old?”
By: Kathy L. Nusslock In Cattau v. National Insurance Services of Wisconsin, Inc.,[1]decided on April 30, 2019, the Wisconsin Supreme Court unanimously declared the pleading standard articulated in 1983 in Strid v. Converse[2] was unchanged by its 2014 decision in Data Key Partners v. Permira Advisers, LLC.[3] This declaration may surprise many...

To Bus or Not to Bus, That Is the Question
By: Kathy L. Nusslock Public school districts and private schools within the district often have a contentious relationship when it comes to the transportation of students to and from school. A recent decision by a federal court of appeals[1] confirmed that the Milwaukee Public School District (“MPS”) did not violate the Equal Protection Clause...
Davis|Kuelthau’s 41st Annual Public Officials Program
Davis|Kuelthau’s Labor & Employment, Municipal, and School and Higher Education Teams are hosting the firm’s 41st Annual Public Officials Program for veteran and newly-elected public officials on April 29, 2019. Our Labor and Employment, Municipal, and School and Higher Education teams will update public officials regarding: Public...

Milwaukee Business Journal’s Table of Experts: Ready to Work
Davis|Kuelthau labor and employment attorney, Laurie E. Meyer recently sat down with Saul Newton, Founder of the Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce, Bill Ball, President of the Grunau Company, and Tom Palzewicz, Business coach and partner at ActionCOACH to discuss veterans and the workforce. Specifically, they addressed the challenges...

2019 WCASS Winter Conference
Davis|Kuelthau is a proud to sponsor the Social Networking Event at the 2019 Wisconsin Council of Administrators of Special Services (WCASS) Winter Conference. This conference brings together directors of special education and pupil services, district administrators, assistant directors, education consultants, program support teachers to discuss...
Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association Annual Conference 2019
Davis|Kuelthau is proud to be a sponsor of the Wisconsin Public Employer Labor Relations Association (WPELRA) Annual Conference. This annual conference provides a unique learning and networking experience for all labor relations and human resources professionals. The conference program features a variety of timely and relevant session topics for...

James Kalny of Davis|Kuelthau Appointed as City Attorney for Sturgeon Bay
Employment and Municipal Attorney James Kalny was acknowledged in the Door County Pulse on January 16, 2019 as Sturgeon Bay’s newly appointed City Attorney. Jim, who offers more than 35 years of experience representing municipalities and previously served as an in-house City Attorney for Green Bay and Brown County, had been serving as the...
Davis|Kuelthau’s 31st Annual School Law Seminar: Court Orders, Kids and Schools, Oh My!
Davis|Kuelthau will be hosting its 31st Annual School Law Seminar on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 in the VUE at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee. The laws governing children and families are more involved than ever before, and frequently they involve a myriad of legal proceedings. Those court proceedings can also impact school districts. Join us for a...