John Kalter is a shareholder in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group in the Milwaukee and Waukesha offices of Godfrey & Kahn, S.C. where he practices management-side employment and labor law. John counsels employers regarding all aspects of employment and labor law and litigates such matters in state and federal agencies and courts.
John specializes in, among other things, counseling regarding and defending against employment discrimination and civil rights claims (including unlawful harassment and race, age, sex, disability and other discrimination matters), family and medical leave issues, wrongful discharge claims, and Fair Credit Reporting Act issues. John provides counseling to employers on the full range of human resource and employment law challenges confronted by private sector employers and trains supervisors and employees on human resource topics such as unlawful harassment. He also provides counseling regarding the employment and labor matters that are integral to business sales, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate restructuring, including employment and labor due diligence, employee selection and retention, restrictive covenant agreements, and plant closing/mass layoff and reduction-in-force issues. John co-authored an article in the February 2002 Wisconsin Lawyer magazine entitled "Wisconsin Courts Struggle with Geography in Nonsolicitation Agreements." John received his undergraduate degree with distinction from Cornell University, his master's degree in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his law degree, magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Minnesota. John was the vice president of marketing and sales for a family-owned business. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Bar Association and the Milwaukee Bar Association. John is also licensed to practice before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin and before the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
Publications
"Wisconsin Courts Struggle with Geography in Nonsolicitation Agreements"
Wisconsin Lawyer
February 2002
In the News
February 1, 2007 - John Kalter was quoted in, "Noncompete Agreements: Friend or Foe?" (Corporate Report Wisconsin)
Seminars & Events
Employee Privacy: Drawing the Line Around Employee Privacy Interests - Feb 22, 2006
Employee Privacy: Drawing the Line Around Employee Privacy Interests - Feb 21, 2006
Understanding Unemployment Compensation: A Primer on Working Within Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation System. Waukesha Labor & Employment Breakfast Roundtable - Jun 15, 2005.
Understanding Unemployment Compensation: A Primer on Working Within Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation System. Waukesha Labor & Employment Breakfast Roundtable - Jun 14, 2005.
Don't Let Temporary Workers Become a Permanent Liability: Avoiding Liability Associated with Temporary Employees
Waukesha Labor & Employment Breakfast Roundtable - Mar 16, 2005.
Quirky Questions: Case Studies Highlighting Common Human Resources Issues and Their Solutions
Waukesha Labor & Employment Breakfast Roundtable - Nov 17, 2004.
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