{"id":51,"date":"2014-08-13T08:28:38","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T13:28:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/ogc\/?page_id=51"},"modified":"2025-09-25T14:04:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T19:04:14","slug":"legal-topics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Topics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"cfct-build-51\" class=\"cfct-build grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-md-3 cfct-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"cfct-module cfct-supplemental\">\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"cfct-mod-content hidden-print\">\n<h3 class=\"cfct-mod-title\" id=\"title-cfct-module-2ad3523a5ecf7518f676e27a6c12c601\" hidden-print\">Legal Topics<button type=\"button\" class=\"visible-xs collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\"\n                                                data-target=\".menu-cfct-module-2ad3523a5ecf7518f676e27a6c12c601-container\">\n\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Toggle navigation<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"glyphicon glyphicon-chevron-up\"><\/span><\/button><\/h3>    <nav class=\"widget widget_meta\" aria-labelledby=\"title-cfct-module-2ad3523a5ecf7518f676e27a6c12c601\">\n\n        <div class=\"menu-cfct-module-2ad3523a5ecf7518f676e27a6c12c601-container collapse navbar-collapse\"><ul id = \"menu-legal-topics\" class = \"menu nav\"><li id=\"menu-item-120\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-120\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/academic-staff-appointments\/\">Academic Staff Appointments<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-121\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-121\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/ada-employment\/\">ADA \u2013 Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-122\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-122\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/ada-students\/\">ADA \u2013 Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-124\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-124\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/concealed-carry\/\">Concealed Carry<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-125\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-125\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/contracts\/\">Contracts<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-126\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-126\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/copyright\/\">Copyright<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-127\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-127\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/discrimination-in-employment\/\">Discrimination in Employment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-130\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-130\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/fmla\/\">FMLA<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-132\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-132\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/holiday-displays\/\">Holiday Displays<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-133\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/immigration\/\">Immigration<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-3305\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3305\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/lawsuits-subpoeanas-service\/\">Lawsuits, Subpoenas, and Service of Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-134\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-134\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/open-meetings-law\/\">Open Meetings Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-136\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-136\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/sexual-harassment\/\">Sexual Harassment<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-137\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-137\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/general-counsel\/legal-topics\/tenure-and-appointments\/\">Tenure &amp; 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