Can I use this expired gift card?
February 6, 2020:Yay! Gift card to my favorite store, “Rad Stuff, Ltd.” OMG, thank you for the best birthday present ever! I can’t wait to go there! February 7, 2021: Oh, yeah I got a gift card to Rad for my birthday last year, I’m going to finally use it! Expires February 6, 2020? Ugh, […]
Businesses Need to Know: COVID Related Requirements
A flurry of federal and local legislation has been passed in the past five or so months pertaining to COVID. And, although we have blogged about most of this information in the past, the following is a brief rundown of what you need to know now, with hyperlinks to previous, more in-depth explanations. For employers […]
Dane County Order: Employers must post Workplace Requirements
In response to rising COVID case numbers in and around Madison, Dane County has released new, more restrictive rules to enforce social distancing. Dane County is still in Phase 2, but has made the following changes. The new rule, Dane County Emergency Order #7 (“Order #7) goes into effect on July 2, 2020, at 8am. […]
Dane County Announces Phase One Begins May 26; Businesses Must Have Safety and Sanitation Policies in Place
Are you prepared for Phase One of Forward Dane? This afternoon, Friday, May 22, 2020, Public Health Madison Dane County issued Emergency Order #3 which moves Dane County into Phase One of Forward Dane starting on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. The text of today’s Order #3 can be found here. On May […]
Forward Dane: Dane County’s Phased Reopening Plan
On May 18, 2020, Public Health Madison Dane County (hereinafter referred to as “PHMDC”) issued Emergency Order #2 (the “Order”).. The Order adopts the vast majority of the previous “Safer at Home” order which was issued by the Wisconsin Department of Public Health. There are several differences in this latest Order, most significantly, it does […]
Wisconsin “Turns the Dial” by Allowing Curbside Drop-off (& More) Beginning April 29
On April 27, Governor Evers announced a “turn of the dial” in expanding allowed operations for nonessential businesses. The Emergency Order, signed today by Wisconsin Department of Health Services Secretary-designee Andrea Palm, allows nonessential businesses to do curbside drop-off of goods and animals. This will allow businesses like dog groomers, small engine repair shops, upholstery businesses, […]
Safer at Home Order Effective for the next month
Shortly after 11am, on March 24, 2020, Wisconsin Governor Evers issued Emergency Order No. 12 titled “Safer at Home Order” (the “Order”). The Order goes into effect at 8:00am on March 25, 2020 and continues to 8:00am April 24, 2020 unless it gets extended by another order in the future. The Order provides specific […]
COVID-19 Updates for Your Business
In an effort to provide you with the most relevant information among the flurry of “COVID-19” update emails you are likely getting, KEW has compiled a summary of some key updates and links from the past several days. At times, media headlines and articles can be misleading, and it is important to go to the […]
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The unicorn cat.
FOUND IT! The perfect image for my rad new website, A UNICORN CAT! Now, I’ll get a million clicks and my site will go viral. PUBLISH! Been there? Did you ever ask yourself, can I use that image? Without permission from the owner of that image, the answer to this question is a big fat […]