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
- FFCRA Regulations - (Posted On Thursday, April 09, 2020)
- The “Small Business Exemption” to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA): Who Qualifies? And What is the Exemption? - (Posted On Wednesday, April 01, 2020)
- IRS Issues Strict Rules and Documentation Requirements for Required Paid Leave Credit, Launches Employee Retention Credit - (Posted On Wednesday, April 01, 2020)
- President Trump Signs Relief Package for Employers: Families First Coronavirus Response Act - (Posted On Thursday, March 19, 2020)
- Telework, Shortened Work Schedules, Layoffs, and Worksite Closures: Handling Employment Interruptions in the Age of COVID-19 - (Posted On Wednesday, March 18, 2020)
- Department of Labor Publishes its Final Rule to Overtime Law - (Posted On Thursday, September 26, 2019)
- Can Employees Use FMLA Leave to Attend IEP Meetings at Their Children’s School? - (Posted On Tuesday, August 20, 2019)
- What Do You Do When Your Employee Doesn't Want to Count Leave Against FMLA Entitlement? - (Posted On Monday, July 08, 2019)
- Department of Labor Proposes New Changes to Overtime Law - (Posted On Monday, March 11, 2019)
- Wisconsin Supreme Court Holds That Wisconsin Fair Employment Act Requires Proof That Employer Intended to Discriminate Because of Disability - (Posted On Wednesday, July 25, 2018)
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