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Video About Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program

The Wisconsin Lawyer Assistance Program (WisLAP) has posted a video on YouTube (embedded below), which describes the WisLAP program.  As stated at WisLAP’s website: The Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance Program (WisLAP) provides confidential assistance to help lawyers, judges, law students, and … Continue reading

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Seeing if You Have Carrier IQ on Your Android; Questions About Your Legal Rights

There are recent news reports about a company called Carrier IQ which has an application installed on millions of smartphones, including some Androids. Concerns exist that Carrier IQ’s application may be obtaining and transmitting phone users’ information without their knowledge. … Continue reading

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PBC Atty. Avi Berk Interviewed By Fox 11 Regarding WI Supreme Court Rules Proposal

Peterson, Berk & Cross attorney Avi Berk was interviewed by Fox 11 regarding proposed rules by the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The rules, if adopted, would try to make the WI Supreme Court more transparent to the public, and improve civility … Continue reading

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Do NOT Email An Attorney About Personal Matters from Your Employment Email Address

Image by Sean MacEntee via Flickr I am an attorney, and every so often, a new potential client will email me, and will do so using their employment email address.  When this happens, often the person’s email will contain negative … Continue reading

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“Promoting Employee Voice in the American Economy: A Call for Comprehen” by Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt

A Marquette Law Review article that calls for reform in the American corporate landscape, and a shift of fixation from shareholders, management and short term profit, to more long-term focus and more collaboration with workers. Promoting Employee Voice in the … Continue reading

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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.

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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 … Continue reading

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How Preparing to Be a Good Witness Is Like Weight Training

Image via Wikipedia 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 unemployment hearing– I discuss with that person … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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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 … Continue reading

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