PBC Attorney Michael Brown, a volunteer member of the Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program (WisLAP), participated in a WisLAP training seminar on August 19, 2011. WisLAP provides confidential assistance to help lawyers, judges, law students, and their families cope with problems related to the stress of practicing law. For those seeking assistance from WisLAP, or looking [...]
PBC Attorney Avi Berk Comments in NBC 26 Media| Family Upset Disabled Man Bullied In Workplace – www.nbc26.com
via nbc26.com PBC Attorney Avi Berk provided legal commentary in this NBC 26 article and video.
An Excellent Article With Cites/Authority For Employee Rights Attorneys
For you employee rights attorneys out there who deal with federal summary judgment motions and common employer arguments, including those arguments that over-rely on the credibility of employer (interested) witnesses, this article is a must read: “Preserving the Right to a Jury Trial by Preventing Adverse Credibility Inferences at Summary Judgment,” by attorney Matthew C. [...]
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The U.S. Supreme Court claims that money is the same thing as speech. And now because of the 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling, huge corporations can spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections. This decision opened the floodgates for corporate money to drown out the voices of real people in politics. [...]
How Preparing to Be a Good Witness Is Like Weight Training
When I prepare with an individual before a legal proceeding in which he or she will testify– say, for example, when I meet with a worker before a deposition or an unemployment hearing– I discuss with that person what it means to be a good witness. Being a good witness does not simply mean telling [...]
Googling for Legal Information: The Good and Bad
Perhaps you found this legal site’s webpage because you have a legal issue that you want free information about, and a Google search led you here. As a consumer, I have often used a Google or other website searches to find free information. Sometimes, that has been successful for me. For example, my dryer once [...]
PBC Attorney Avi Berk Re-Certified As Civil Trial Specialist
PBC Attorney Avi Berk recently received his re-certification as a civil trial specialist from the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Avi’s re-certification period is for 5 years through 2016, and he has held certification since 1996. Posted via email from Mike Brown’s posterous
Be Careful About Saying “Discrimination” In a WI Unemployment Proceeding– That Word Usually Has No Place There
As an employee rights attorney, I routinely represent Wisconsin workers in unemployment proceedings. It is common for me to read unemployment-related documents, and to see that my client has (before s/he retained me), used the word “discrimination” in talking about the employer’s actions to the unemployment office. And almost always when I see that word [...]
Why PG County Schools’ Wage Violations May Throw Its H-1B Teachers Out of the US
[cross-posted from blog www.h1blegalrights.com] In the wake of Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) settlement agreement involving H-1B wage violations, questions have been raised about the unfair effect this is having on the victims, the teachers who will be forced to leave their jobs and the United States once their H-1B time runs out. [...]
MD County’s Public Schools Barred from H-1B program and Fined for Wage Violations
[cross-posted from blog www.h1blegalrights.com] In a settlement agreement signed this month in connection with H-1B wage violations, Maryland’s Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) system must reimburse more than 1000 teachers $4.2 million in H-1B application fees and pay a $100,000 fine. The Department of Labor and USCIS have also barred the school system from filing [...]
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