Podell, Ugent & Haney, S.C. has a long and proud history of representing working people who have been victimized by their employers. In a ground-breaking case in Wisconsin, Roth v. City of Glendale, our attorneys established the right of retirees to receive the benefits their employers promised them while they were working. Our firm made, "A promise made is a promise kept," the law in Wisconsin. Before the Roth decision, reitrees who spent their careers working for promised reitrement benefits could have those benefits taken away or changed by their former employer. Can we help you?
Sexual Harassment
A workplace should be exactly that, a place to work. For many people, however, their workplace is where they feel threatened on a daily basis. Sexual harassment takes on many forms, from "put out or get out" to alienation from others based on gender. Podell, Ugent & Haney, S.C., has represented employees who are subject to sexual harassment before Wisconsin's Equal Rights Division, the EEOC, and in federal court. If you have questions about the types of behaviors that are illegal under State and Federal law, find out more about Preventing Sexual Harassment. If you believe you have been the victim of sexual harassment, we may be able help you stop it, and ensure that you have the right to work in safe environment. Contact us today.
Employment Discrimination
Under Wisconsin law, it is illegal to engage in employment discrimination against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, or use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours." Sec. 111.321, Wis. Stats. Whether or not a person is hired, promoted, transferred, disclipined, denied a raise or discharged should have nothing to do with the color of a person's skin, race, religion or gender. Get more information on federal and state laws in Wisconsin that regulate what employer's are not allowed to do by reviewing an Overview of Discrimination. If you have been the victim of discrimination in the workplace, contact us today.
Overtime Protection
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") employers are required to pay all non-exempt employees overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week. Many employers pay their employees a salary instead of a hourly wage, and then don't pay the employee overtime. Just because you are paid a salary does not mean you are exempt from overtime! To avoid the overtime provisions of the FLSA, an employee must be salaried and in an "exempt" position of employment. Some employers will have an employee record overtime time hours on "next week's timecard" to avoid paying overtime. Other employer's won't pay if you have to take work home at night, or will allow you to come in, or stay late, on your own time, to catch-up. These practices nearly always violate the FLSA and are used by employers to cheat employees out of their proper wages. If you're being cheated out of what you should be paid, contact us today.
At Podell, Ugent & Haney, S.C., our lawyers can help you get the compensation you deserve for the costs incurred due to an automobile accident, including medical expenses, lost wages, and pain and suffering. We offer a free initial consultation, so you can determine if you have grounds for making a claim. We work on a contingency fee basis, which means that you don’t pay us until you receive compensation. Some of the claims that you may be able to make include: · Injuries from uninsured drivers · Lost wages · Medical expenses Whatever type of injury you may have sustained from a car accident that was not your fault, and however small or insignificant it seems to you, you should always seek medical and legal assistance as soon as possible following the accident. Many injuries are not apparent at the time of the accident because in the excitement of the moment the injury is not readily apparent. Knee, back, and neck injuries commonly are not noticed until a day or two after the accident. Delay in getting a diagnosis or treatment could jepordize you ability to make a successful claim. Other types of accidents that you may have been involved in and are entitled to compensation for include slip and fall accidents and injuries from defective products. To set up a free consultation, contact us today.
