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How to Conduct Legally Compliant Job Applicant and Employee Background Checks in Wisconsin

Feb. 4, 2015 – Do you advise employers? Are you an employer? In this article, Madison attorney Scott Paler details the procedures for conducting legally compliant background checks on potential and current employees under both state and federal law, and the consequences for noncompliance

Petition to Change Ethics Rules Addresses Technology and Modern-day Practice

Feb. 4, 2015 – A petition that will be filed with the Wisconsin Supreme Court recommends changes to Wisconsin’s attorney ethics rules to address lawyers’ use of technology, outsourcing, and other changes affecting modern-day law practice.

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Protecting the Vulnerable: Employment Law Covers Undocumented Workers, too

Feb. 4, 2015 – “They’re human beings and we have laws to protect against rape, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment.” Dennis McBride, a trial attorney with the Milwaukee office of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, doesn’t mince words when it comes to protecting all workers, even those who are undocumented, from employer abuse.