John E. Murray

Milwaukee Employment Litigator

Professional Experience

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John E. Murray is a Shareholder with Lindner & Marsack, S.C.  He has represented employers for more than 20 years.

He has helped employers develop policies to limit risks. He offers counseling on all employment law matters, including:

  • Reasonable accommodations
  • FMLA leave
  • Drug testing
  • Harassment investigations
  • Hire, discipline and discharge decisions
  • Workplace privacy
  • Non-compete agreements
  • Investigations of employee misconduct
  • Union avoidance

Mr. Murray’s representation of employers includes cases before the state and federal courts, administrative agencies, arbitrations and before the NLRB.  He has represented clients against a variety of allegations, including:

  • Harassment
  • Employment discrimination
  • FMLA violations
  • Wage and hour violations
  • Labor and benefits cases
  • Equal pay violations
  • Wrongful denial of benefits
  • Breach of stop-loss contracts
  • Subrogation claims
  • Unfair labor practice
  • Non-compete agreement violations
  • Invasion of privacy
  • Wrongful discharge

John E. Murray helps clients avoid litigation whenever possible.  However, when litigation becomes necessary, he acts aggressively to defend.

Mr. Murray has developed several training programs, addressing labor issues for employers:

  • Harassment
  • Workplace investigations
  • Performance feedback
  • Supervisor communications
  • Union avoidance

John E. Murray has worked with federal contractors and sub-contractors to draft and revise affirmative action plans.  He has represented clients in audits by the OFCCP and by the Wage & Hour Divisions of the federal and state departments of labor.

Mr. Murray frequently lectures on a wide range of HR law topics.  He has made numerous presentations at the Wisconsin Safety Council and the Council on Employment Management’s seminars:

  • Effective Performance Reviews
  • Documentation of Discipline and Discharge Decisions
  • Managing Ill, Injured, and Disabled Employees
  • Workplace Investigations

The judiciary has noted several cases that Mr. Murray has worked on in his practice of law.  These reported cases help define and clarify points of employment law.