By Hugo P. Rojas Businesses, academic institutions and start-ups will be receiving a boost this year from the Department of Homeland Security. We are on the verge of the first new major business immigration benefit in several years. On August 31, 2016, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed a new rule, which would...
By Matthew R. McClean Litigation team chair, Matt McClean authored a post for the State Bar of Wisconsin's Construction Blog. His blog post, The Construction Statute of Repose: More Hammer or Nail Today?, discusses recent appellate cases applying Wisconsin's construction statute of repose. Click here to read the article.
By D|K's School and Higher Education Law Team A new development has arisen in the current evolution of transgender discrimination law applicable to school districts and other entities receiving federal money throughout the country. The latest turn involves a Texas federal district judge’s decision to issue a preliminary injunction against the...
By Joseph E. Tierney, IV The treatment of remodeling and repair costs has long been an area of controversy between the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and restaurant owners, retailers, and even landlords. A retailer seeking to remodel its premises to refresh its brand or a restaurant owner seeking to refresh its floor and décor faced a significant...
By Christopher J. Jaekels & Michael Van Someren Property Owners Are Not Entitled to Notice of Rezoning Unless They Request it in Writing Under Wisconsin law, municipalities are not required to directly notify the owners of properties subject to rezoning. Generally, public notice (posting and newspaper publication) is sufficient notice under...
By D|K's School and Higher Education Law Team Transgender considerations continue to evolve, particularly relative to the impact on the nation’s school districts, colleges and universities. As noted in our May 20, 2016 Legal Alert, the U.S. Department of Justice and Department of Education issued joint guidance in an effort to unify the nation’s...
By Bruce B. Deadman On May 12, the Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) published new rules relating to record-keeping, injury reporting, post-accident drug testing, safety incentive programs, and retaliation against employees for reporting an accident or injury. This article focuses on the last four items that become effective on...
By Laurie Meyer On June 14, 2016 the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) issued a final rule (set forth in 41 C.F.R. Part 60-20), which for the first time since 1970, updated the sex discrimination guidelines applicable to federal government contractors and subcontractors as well as contractors and...
Workplace wellness programs have been a complex and controversial topic in recent years with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuits, proposed rules, and now final rules. On May 17, 2016, the EEOC issued a final rule (the “Rule”) to amend the regulations and guidance implementing Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
By Hugo P. Rojas This past April, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, a challenge to President Obama’s 2014 executive action on immigration. The decision will affect the legal status of millions of individuals. Specifically, the case concerns the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred...
