Dedicated labor and employment counsel

Tyler Roth advises employers of all sizes on employment-related issues ranging from day-to-day counseling to complex litigation. Having previously provided in-house legal counseling, Tyler understands the need for clear and effective guidance from an employer's outside counsel. He also has extensive experience in conducting workplace investigations and providing guidance to higher education institutions regarding Act 10 and various DEI initiatives. Tyler also has managed all aspects of litigation, from written discovery and depositions to dispositive motions and trial.

Tyler is actively involved in the firm's pro bono efforts, including as co-chair of the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Guardianship Clinic.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 2016)
  • Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy, member

• University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.A., 2009)
  • Political Science

• DOL Publishes New Rule for Determining Whether Individuals are Independent Contractors under the Fair Labor Standard Act
• EEOC and Justice Department Issue New DEI Guidance For Employers
• Employers May Voluntarily Extend Unused FFCRA Leave Benefits and Receive a Tax Credit Through March 2021
• Everything From The Obama Board Must Go! NLRB Majority Overturns Many Obama Board Decisions Prior to Chairman Phillip Miscimarra's Departure
• Federal Contractors Granted Additional Time to Object To Public Disclosure of Their EEO-1 Reports
• Federal Contractors Seeking to Prevent Public Disclosure of EEO-1 Reports Must File Written Objections by September 19, 2022
• Getting Immediate Employer Tax Credit for FFCRA Sick Leave & EFMLA: IRS Releases Documentation Requirements and Expedited Process
• Governor Evers Issues Statewide Face Covering Mandate; Legal Challenges Expected
• Immediate Action Required for Employers Seeking Relief From Unemployment Insurance Benefits Charged to Their Accounts Due to COVID-19
• Impacts of the American Rescue Plan Act on Employers and Extension of FFCRA Tax Credit for COVID-19 Related Paid Leave
• In Another Hot Summer, Preventing Workplace Heat Illness Looms Large
• Labor and Employment Legislative Updates
• Law360 Article by Chris Nickels and Tyler Roth Outlines Employer Considerations in Reacting to Employee Speech on Russia-Ukraine Conflict
• Metro Milwaukee SHRM Jeopardy
• National Labor Relations Board Finds Employer's Offer of Severance Agreements Unlawful Due to Their Confidentiality and Non-Disparagement Provisions
• Ninth Circuit Rules That Employer's Use of Salary History Does Not Justify Wage Gap Between Men and Women
• NLRB Adopts Standard Easing Unionized Employers' Ability to Make Unilateral Changes
• NLRB Ends 2019 with Flurry of Activity Abandoning Obama-Era Standards
• NLRB Takes Aim at Employers that Classify Workers as Independent Contractors
• Office for Civil Rights Issues "Dear Colleague" Letter Aimed At Curbing Race-Based Decisions and Benefits At Federally Funded Colleges and Universities
• Russia's War in Ukraine No Excuse for National Origin Discrimination
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Wisconsin's Right to Work Law
• Stop Right There: Federal Court Permanently Blocks New Persuader Rules Nationwide
• Strategies for Balancing Compliance with Federal Mandates & Existing Civil Rights Obligations
• Supreme Court Shifts FLSA Exemption Standard In Employers' Favor By Ruling Automobile Service Advisors Exempt
• Supreme Court Sides with Student in Social Media Free Speech Case
• Ted Hollis, Chris Nickels and Tyler Roth Author Indiana Lawyer Article About DOL Final Rule to Determine if Workers are Employees or Independent Contractors
• The Union Election Is Done: What Are the Next Steps?
• Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders Rolling Back Affirmative Action Requirements for Federal Contractors and Prohibiting Private Employers From Maintaining Illegal DEI programs
• Trump Administration Proposes Changes to Several Obama-Era OSHA Regulations
• Wisconsin Court Strikes Down Major Portions of Act 10 Affecting Public Sector Employees' Collective Bargaining Rights

Seminar

• How Employers Should Handle Political and Divisive Speech by Employees