EEOC considers appeal after loss in Milwaukee disability case
The U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission is weighing its appeal options after a Milwaukee jury decided that a woman who could no longer lift as part of her job at a Cudahy AutoZone was not considered disabled.
Kwaterski at home in US Attorney’s office
Although a summer internship helped Laura Kwaterski pinpoint her ideal job, it took her a while to get there.
Former sergeant loses appeal in O’Donnell Park case
A former Milwaukee County jail sergeant who claimed Sheriff David Clarke gave him a profane tongue-lashing after he complained about working at the O’Donnell Park scene in 2010 lost his appeal Monday.
Child-porn suspect ordered to decrypt files
A federal magistrate in Milwaukee has ordered a West Allis man to provide readable versions of encrypted hard drives seized from his home as part of a child-porn investigation.
Who’s Doing What: Brookfield lawyer joins Marquette; Awards from across the state
John Pellmann of Pellmann, Drellos & Associates SC, Brookfield, was named a lecturer in the economics department at Marquette University.
Milwaukee facility manager recoups $90K in employment lawsuit
The former manager of a Milwaukee assisted-living facility recouped unpaid wages and attorney fees in a recent Eastern District of Wisconsin case.
Who’s Doing What: New partners at Quarles; ‘Tosa firm changes name
Quarles & Brady LLP announced Andrew Beilfuss, Thomas Krumenacher and Kerry Moskol were elected to partnership and Matthew Vanderpool joined the firm’s Milwaukee office as an associate.
Ex-Milwaukee cop pleads not guilty to charges
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A fired Milwaukee police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he sexually assaulted a woman while he was on duty. Ladmarald Cates is accused of sexually assaulting the woman after he responded to her 911 call in July 2010. The indictment accuses Cates of two felonies: violating the woman’s […]
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