As a member of Davis|Kuelthau’s Labor and Employment practice group, Laurie combines her experience in human resources management with over 20 years of employment law practice to provide creative, strategic counsel and defense to employers of every size on a full range of employment issues. This depth of experience allows her to provide legal assistance to employers in ways that minimize risk and avoid litigation and support long-term business goals. Laurie takes a practical approach to solving employment problems for her clients and achieving their goals in a cost-effective way.
Laurie has handled litigation matters involving Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, as well as other federal, state, and local laws and ordinances. She has also handled several unreasonable refusal to rehire worker’s compensation claims and unemployment compensation claims.
Laurie regularly advises her clients on how labor and employment-related legislation and regulation may affect their businesses and assists clients in developing compliant handbooks, policies and practices. She also guides her clients in difficult employment matters, from employee performance reviews, terminations, reductions-in-force, wage-and-hour issues, and responding to discrimination and harassment complaints.
Laurie frequently lectures and conducts in-house management and supervisor training for human resource organizations and companies of all sizes in the areas of medical leave management, social media and electronic communication management, and illegal harassment.
Laurie is a member of the Defense Research Institute’s (DRI) Employment and Labor Law Steering Committee, serves as its Publication Chair and chief editor of several of its publications. She is also a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin and the Society of Human Resources Management (SHRM).
More Legal and Business Bylines From Laurie Meyer
- OSHA’s Vax or Test Mandate for Employers with 100+ Employees Is Back in Effect. What’s Next for Employers? - (Posted On Wednesday, December 22, 2021)
- What’s Next for Employers: OSHA’s Vaccine and Testing Mandate - (Posted On Thursday, November 18, 2021)
- Costly Mistakes Employers Make with Their Non-Competition Agreements. Plus: Looking Ahead to Biden’s Push to Increase Competition - (Posted On Tuesday, August 24, 2021)
- New CMS Regulation Will Require Vaccination for Nursing Home Staff - (Posted On Tuesday, August 24, 2021)
- Congress Declines to Extend Mandated FFCRA Leave Beyond December 31 But Provides Tax Credit to Employers Who Voluntarily Extend Paid Leave - (Posted On Tuesday, January 12, 2021)
- Congress Declines to Extend Mandated FFCRA Leave Beyond December 31st But Provides Tax Credit to Employers Who Voluntarily Extend Paid Leave - (Posted On Wednesday, December 23, 2020)
- “Health Care Providers” Under the FFCRA: Department of Labor Revises the Regulation and Focuses the Field of Employees Eligible for Leave - (Posted On Friday, September 25, 2020)
- Given Remote and Hybrid Re-Opening of Schools, When Is a School “Closed” and When Can Employees Take Expanded FMLA? Department of Labor Issues Updated Guidance - (Posted On Friday, August 28, 2020)
- Avoiding Employment-Related Liability as Employees Return to Work - (Posted On Tuesday, June 30, 2020)
- U.S. Supreme Court Rules Title VII Protects Gay and Transgender Employees from Employment Discrimination - (Posted On Thursday, June 18, 2020)
Laurie Meyer is a member of Davis & Kuelthau’s labor and employment practice group, and was named a 2019 National Law Review Go-To Thought Leader for her articles on the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Overtime Law, specifically her piece discussing the use of FMLA time for parents attending their school-aged children’s IEP meetings, a reader favorite. Ms. Meyer’s thought leadership covers a variety of employment law issues including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, as well as other federal, state, and local laws and ordinances