Last week, under the hashtag #BlackWomenAtWork, black women began sharing their stories of discrimination and disrespect on twitter. The stories multiplied. The stories keep coming. The hashtag, not new on twitter, was...
Hashtags and Trademarks: #ItsComplicated
April 4, 2017
Hashtags are an integral part of social media and are commonly used to make searching easier. A hashtag is a word or phrase preceded by the hash character, or pound sign (#), that is used to categorize the content of the...
Developments in Gender Pay Equity Laws
March 16, 2017
1.95 million. As of the date of this post, that is the number of results produced by my general internet search for “pay equity issues.” There has indeed been much debate and literature on the issue, ranging from general...
Future of Obama Administration’s Overtime Rules Still Unclear
February 28, 2017
Last December, we had discussed the uncertain future of the Overtime Rules enacted during the Obama Administration, which would have more than doubled the minimum salary threshold for the major white collar exemptions to the...
MWH Serves as Sole Underwriters’ Counsel for Major Bond Sale
February 17, 2017
In connection with $529 Million State of Wisconsin Bond Transaction Milwaukee, Wisconsin — Feb. 16, 2017 — MWH Law Group, LLP (MWH) recently served as sole underwriters’ counsel in connection with the State of...