EMPLOYMENT LAW UPDATE “Wisconsin’s “Right to Work”

“Wisconsin has joined fellow Midwestern states Indiana, Iowa, and Michigan in enacting “right to work” legislation. Under the new law, no person may be required,  as a condition of employment, to: (1) refrain or resign from a union; (2) become a member of a union; or (3) pay dues or provide anything of value to a union.”

Please read the full article HERE

TAX LAW UPDATE “Same Sex Marriages”

IRS ISSUES REVENUE RULING STATING LEGAL-SAME SEX MARRIAGES RECOGNIZED FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES

The Internal Revenue Service has issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17, which states that same-sex couples who are legally married in a jurisdiction that recognizes their marriage will be treated as married for federal tax purposes regardless of where they are domiciled. This decision was made after the United States Supreme Court invalidated provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) in its 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor.

Same Sex Marriage – IRS tax law update

Jennifer Walther – Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2013 Women of the Year

Mawicke &  Goisman, S.C. congratulates Jennifer Walther who was named one of the Jennifer S. WaltherWisconsin Law Journal’s 2013 Women of the Year.  She was one of twenty-seven outstanding female members of the state’s legal community honored at the annual event held at Milwaukee’s Pfister Hotel on June 25th.

 

Please read… Wisconsin Law Journal’s 2013 Women in the Law Press release on Jennifer Walther and the event.