Matthew W. Kurlinski

mkurlinski@Littler.com
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Matthew W. Kurlinski advises and represents employers in a broad range of employment law matters arising under state and federal law, including claims involving:

  • The Wisconsin Fair Employment Act
  • Wisconsin’s Statute Regulating Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts
  • The Wisconsin Business Closing and Mass Layoff Notification Law
  • Title VII
  • The Age Discrimination in Employment Act
  • The Family and Medical Leave Act

Additionally, Matt regularly counsels clients on such issues as:

  • Employment terminations and disciplinary actions
  • Discrimination and harassment complaints
  • Unfair competition and trade secret protection
  • Workplace investigations
  • State and federal mass layoff and business closing notification requirements

Matt is a regular speaker at national and local conferences and presents on a wide range of employment-related issues including workplace investigations, advanced elicitation and interviewing skills, and tactics for assessing employee truthfulness.

Prior to joining Littler, Matt was an attorney in the labor and employment relations practice group at a large regional law firm. In addition, he spent almost ten years with the U.S. federal government working predominantly overseas in a variety of roles related to national security and transnational issues. In law school, he was the executive notes editor of the Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law.

Credentials & Recognition

Speaking Engagements

Littler Summer Kickoff and Employment Law Update

  • May 31, 2023
  • Madison, WI

“Spy” Tactics: Advanced Elicitation and Interviewing Skills

  • October 28, 2019
  • 2019 ACC Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ

Privacy Concerns in Today’s Technology-Based Workplace

  • October 17, 2019
  • 2019 Wisconsin State SHRM Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

“Spy” Tactics 2 for Human Resources Professionals – Advanced Elicitation and Interviewing Skills

  • October 11, 2018
  • 2018 Wisconsin State SHRM Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

Spy Tactics for HR Professionals: Advanced Elicitation and Interviewing Skills

  • May 4, 2018
  • Littler Executive Employer, Phoenix, AZ

Become a Human Lie Detector: Tactics for Assessing Employee Truthfulness

  • May 12, 2017

The Interactive Process Under Wisconsin Law

  • October 7, 2016
  • 2016 Wisconsin State SHRM Conference, Wisconsin Dells, WI

Becoming a Human Lie Detector: Tactics for Assessing Employee Truthfulness

  • September 21, 2016
  • Rocky Mountain Employer Conference

Become a Human Lie Detector: Tactics for Assessing Employee Truthfulness

  • May 6, 2016
  • The 2016 Executive Employer® Conference, Scottsdale, AZ

Additional Thought Leadership

Benefit of Counsel

  • February 2012
  • SI Review
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh and Jason Kunschke

Anything but Simple – Determining Contingents’ Exemption Status is Tricky Business

  • Winter 2010
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh

Legal Liability – Recent Cases Address Contingent Workforce Issues

  • Spring 2010
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh

Conducting Background Checks

  • May/June 2009
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh

Overtime for Temps

  • March/April 2009
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh

Coming Together

  • January/February 2009
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts
  • Eric Rumbaugh

Clarifying Disability: New Legislation Expands the ADA’s Reach

  • November/December 2008
  • Contingent Workforce Strategies
  • Staffing Industry Analysts

Books & Book Chapters

Employment at Will: A State-by-State Survey

  • Labor and Employment Law Section - American Bar Association and Bloomberg BNA
  • Wisconsin, Chapter Co-Author
  • 2011

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