The Wisconsin Access to Justice Commission and the Quarles & Brady law firm have formally proposed a Supreme Court rule to create a limited-license, nonlawyer practitioner program to address the need for legal representation in many parts
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Every two years in November, the Department of Workforce Development and the Unemployment Insurance Advisory Council conduct a public hearing to listen to people about their thoughts and concerns with how Wisconsin unemployment can be improved.The public hearing in 2026…
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On September 9, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published Advisory Opinion 26-18 (“AO 26-18”), a favorable advisory opinion considering a proposed paid referral service that would connect patients identified as having…
On April 9, 2026, the Court of Appeals of Wisconsin issued a decision addressing the applicability of the “Violation of Law” exclusion to injuries caused by the accidental discharge of a firearm by a minor defendant, when that defendant was…
When the Referee Gets the Rulebook Wrong: Concerns About Recent Illinois Department of Labor Prevailing Wage Audits
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Illinois businesses participating in the digital asset marketplace will soon face a new layer of tax compliance and reporting. Effective July 1, 2027, a first-of-its-kind Digital Asset Tax (DAT) will impose a 0.2% tax on the value of certain digital…
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