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COVID-19

PRESIDENT BIDEN ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS

On September 9, 2021, President Biden announced a series of actions aimed at further combating the spread of COVID-19, including broad vaccination requirements for employers…

FOSSeptember 10, 2021

FOS News

FOS WINS “BEST PLACES TO WORK” FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR

FOS is proud to announce that for the 3rd consecutive year, the firm has been named to Milwaukee Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work”. FOS…

FOSSeptember 2, 2021

FOS News

FOS Earns Multiple Wisconsin Law Journal “Reader Rankings” Recognitions

FOS has earned first place honors in several categories for the 2021 "Reader Rankings" awards, sponsored by the Wisconsin Law Journal. The votes are compiled…

FOSAugust 26, 2021

FOS News Jacob A. Manian Laurna A. Kinnel Matthew W. O’Neill Michael G. Koutnik

FOS Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America List

FOS congratulates 4 shareholders named to The Best Lawyers in America 2022 list: •Michael Koutnik in Appellate Practice, Corporate Law and Land Use and Zoning Law…

FOSAugust 19, 2021

COVID-19

“LONG COVID” MAY BE CONSIDERED A DISABILITY UNDER FEDERAL LAW

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Justice recently released joint guidance (the “Guidance”) confirming that so-called “Long COVID”…

FOSAugust 2, 2021

Jamie B. Barwin

FOS Welcomes Attorney & CPA Jamie Barwin

Fox, O’Neill & Shannon welcomes Attorney and Certified Public Accountant Jamie Barwin as an associate with the firm. Jamie provides legal services primarily within FOS’s…

FOSJuly 19, 2021

Business Commercial Real Estate

RESERVATION OF RIGHTS LETTERS: A TALE OF NO COVERAGE?

Frank, who owns multiple warehouses, decides to save funds by doing his own snow and ice removal. The morning after a heavy snowfall, a truck…

Robert J. OllmanJune 10, 2021

Laurna A. Kinnel

CAN EMPLOYERS REQUIRE EMPLOYEES’ PROOFS OF VACCINATION?

Over one year into the global COVID-19 pandemic, essentially every adult in the United States who wants a vaccine can finally get one. As our…

Laurna A. KinnelJune 10, 2021

Real Estate

MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR RESIDENTIAL OFFER TO PURCHASE

Most Wisconsin residential home sales use the standard “WB-11 Residential Offer to Purchase.” FOS' attorneys have noted a few common myths about the form and…

Michael G. KoutnikJune 10, 2021

Criminal

THE JURY FOUND DEREK CHAUVIN GUILTY. WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

The country, and world, watched as a Minnesota jury convicted Derek Chauvin of three criminal charges--Murder (Second Degree); Murder (Third Degree); and Manslaughter (Second Degree)—in…

Jacob A. ManianJune 10, 2021

COVID-19

EEOC Gives Green Light to Employer Covid-19 Vaccine Incentives

With Covid-19 cases declining in the United States, mask mandates lifting, and life getting back to a little more like normal, many employers are considering…

FOSJune 8, 2021

COVID-19

CITY OF MILWAUKEE ELIMINATES MASK MANDATE

On May 17, 2021, FOS issued a post discussing the City of Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett’s and Health Commissioner Kirsten Johnson’s announcement that Milwaukee would…

FOSJune 1, 2021