Joseph E. "Joe" Gumina

Joe Assists Clients With

Employment Discrimination Litigation

Non-Competition and Trade Secret Litigation

Appellate Matters before the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, the Appellate Court of Illinois, and the Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Collective Bargaining Negotiations

Union Grievance and Labor Arbitration Proceedings

NLRB and Unfair Labor Practice Matters

Union Issues Regarding Acquisitions, Plant Relocations, and Plant Closings

Occupational Safety and Health Matters

Wage and Hour Issues

Proper Employment Practices to Avoid Litigation

Employment PolicyDrafting and Review

Speeches and Publications

• Presenter, “New Proposed FLSA Overtime Regulations,” Business Owners And HR Professionals–Greater Milwaukee Area and Green Bay (Spring 2019)
• Presenter, “FLSA Update–What Every Employer Needs to Know About FLSA Compliance,” Business Owners And HR Professionals–Greater Milwaukee Area and Appleton (Fall 2018)
• Presenter, “Labor, Employment and Benefit Law Update,” Business Owners And HR Professionals–Greater Milwaukee Area (Spring 2018)
• Presenter, “New FLSA Overtime Regulations,” Business Owners And HRProfessionals–Greater Milwaukee Area (Spring 2016)
• Contributing Author, “Guidelines for Drafting Specific Contract Clauses in Employment Agreements,” Karen Botterud (ed.) Illinois Contract Law, 2016 Edition IICLE, Chapter 8
• Speaker, “Labor & Employment Issues for the Hospitality Industry,” Hospitality Finance And Technology Professionals–Greater Milwaukee, 2015
• Co-Author, “Education on Unpaid Internships for the In-House Counsel,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
• Co-Author, “Paying Employees Correctly Under the FLSA with Preliminary and Postliminary Activities,” Inside Counsel Magazine, 2015
• Co-Author, “A Primer for Inside Counsel on Donning & Doffing Under the FLSA,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
• Co-Author, “Unpacking the Surprisingly Tricky ‘Regular Rate’ in Overtime Calculation,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
• Co-Author, “A Primer for Inside Counsel on Meeting FLSA Overtime Exemption Tests,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
  
• Co-Author, “Independent Contractors–Avoiding Misclassification Under the FLSA,” InsideCounsel Magazine, 2015
• Speaker, Legal Advice, “Latest Developments in Labor & Employment Law,” HFTP Greater Milwaukee Chapter, March 2015
• Editor in Chief–Illinois Employers’ Management Handbook, published by Illinois Chamber of Commerce, 2010
• Quoted in: “Supreme Court to Review Wal-Mart Policy of Hiring Only the Best,” by Allen Smith, J.D., HR Magazine at shrm.org-Workplace Law Library, May 2008
• Selected Speaker, “E-Discovery: An Employer’s Guide to Managing Electronic Data in a Litigious World,” BNA, Nationally Broadcasted Webinar, April 2008
• Contributing Author, “Guidelines for Drafting Specific Contract Clauses in Employment Agreements,” Karen Botterud (ed.) Illinois Contract Law, 2008 Edition IICLE, Chapter 19
• “Workplace Diversity: Defining Success Goes Beyond Numbers”, Business Law News, February 2008
• “The EEOC May Consider Your Severance Agreement Unlawful Retaliation,” Wisconsin Law Journal, July 2007
• “Non-Compliance with the Smoke Free Illinois Act will be Costly to Employers,” Illinois Chamber of Commerce, January 2008
• Contributing Author, “The OSH Act, Workers’ Compensation, and Workplace Tort Liability,” Randy S. Rabinowitz (ed.), Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2d Edition, BNA, Chapter 23, 2002
• Co-Author, “Overtime Overview: A Look at the Proposed Overtime Rules,” Joseph E. Gumina and Michael J. Pulcanio, Ill. B.J., Volume 91 No. 10, pp. 521-22, 529, October 2003