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	<title>von Briesen Health Law Blog &#187; Sarah Platt</title>
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		<title>Labor and Employment Law Update: Victory in ERD Challenge to Running State and Federal FMLA Concurrently</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Platt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As several of our clients have encountered, recently employees and their counsel have argued that a woman can choose to take her federal Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) leave and her Wisconsin FMLA leave consecutively. The situation most often presents itself when a woman requests time off during pregnancy, before the birth of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>von Briesen &amp; Roper Law Bulletin: New Regulations Prohibit Questions Regarding Family History or Other Genetic Information on Certain Health Risk Assessments</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 20:18:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Platt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On October 7, 2009, Interim Final Rules were issued to implement certain sections of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (“GINA”). These rules prohibit (i) the use of genetic information for increasing the group premiums or contribution amounts based on genetic information; (ii) requesting an individual or family member to undergo genetic testing, except in limited [...]]]></description>
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		<title>von Briesen &amp; Roper Legal Update: Supreme Court Holds That Restrictive Covenants Within One Agreement May Be Divisible</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2009 18:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Platt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin courts have frequently found that if any restrictive covenant within an agreement was unlawful, the entire agreement was unenforceable. However, on July 14, 2009, in Star Direct, Inc. v. Dal Pra, the Wisconsin Supreme Court issued a decision that could increase the enforceability of restrictive covenants in Wisconsin. The Court held that separate covenants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minimum Wage Increase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Platt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Effective July 24, 2009, both the federal and Wisconsin minimum wage for adult employees will increase to $7.25 per hour. The Wisconsin minimum wage for tipped employees will remain $2.33, and the Wisconsin minimum wage will remain $5.90 for employees under age 20 who are in their first 90 consecutive calendar days of employment with [...]]]></description>
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