Law

Once again, the office holiday party is at hand, a time when socializing among co-workers plus alcohol can create an environment ripe for post-party headaches for employers. Holiday parties are a long-standing tradition that can create good cheer and reward a year-long effort. As a work-sponsored function, the challenge is to keep employees safe and limit company liability, while trying to ensure that everyone has a good time.

In the nearly two decades since enactment of Wisconsin's Limited Liability Company law, there have been many advancements in how limited liability companies (LLCs) are used.

The Wisconsin-based law firm of DeWitt Ross & Stevens S.C. announced today it is combining with the 26-attorney Minnesota firm of Mackall, Crounse & Moore PLC.

The federal government cannot limit the legal definition of marriage to one man and one woman. That was the conclusion the United States Supreme Court reached in June of this year when it decided United States vs. Windsor.

Wisconsin is poised to become the 13th state to pass legislation prohibiting employers from requesting social media account information from employees or applicants. Assembly Bill 218 and Senate Bill 223 follow the trend sweeping across the country in response to reports of employers asking applicants for access to social media accounts as part of the interview process. Legislators supporting the bill are hailing it as “The Social Media Protection Act.”

Downtown Milwaukee luxury gift retailer George Watts & Son Inc. announced today it will relocate its second floor showroom space to its first floor to accommodate room for a boutique law firm on the second floor.

Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek S.C. announced that Lydia Chartre, Daniel La Fave, Timothy Posnanski, and Barbara Zabawa have been elected shareholders.

A complaint filed by a union member against Palermo Villa Inc. in March, which could have delayed a union vote there, has been withdrawn.