Creating solutions and better experiences for clients

Mike Aldana serves as the chair and managing partner of Quarles and is responsible for leading the development of the firm's short- and long-term goals and strategies, as well as the daily management and operations of the business of the firm. Key to this work is fostering an innovative, client-focused and growth-minded firm culture with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion.

Mike also advises employers in all facets of labor and employment law, working to understand each client’s objectives and investing time to understand how employment strategies and policies align with a client’s long-term business goals. He serves as outside general counsel for some clients, offering both strategic and practical advice with regard to crisis management, public relations and interactions with governmental agencies (e.g., regulatory bodies, law enforcement and lawmakers).

Bar Admissions

• Indiana
• Wisconsin

Education

• Harvard Law School Executive Education (Leadership in Law Firms Program, 2016)

• University of Michigan Law School (J.D., 1990)

• University of Notre Dame, Mendoza College of Business (Certificate of Executive Management, 2013)

• University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (B.A., 1987)

• "Adventures in Social Media - R U Serious?"
• "FDIC Narrows Offenses that Bar Employment with Banks"
• "Labor Department Dramatically Changes Interpretation of Independent Contractor Classification"
• "Your Agency Temps Can Now Form A Bargaining Unit With Your Own Employees"
• 21 States And More Than 50 Business Groups Seek To Block DOL Overtime Rule
• Bring Your Gun to Work Day? Employers and Businesses: Get Ready for Wisconsin's New Concealed Carry Law
• Checkmate: Dues Checkoff Limitations In Wisconsin's Right To Work Law Found Preempted By Federal Law
• Department of Labor Proposes Compensation Increases for Overtime Exemption Tests, Including $50,440 Minimum Salary Basis
• Department of Labor's Recent Interpretation Dramatically Changes the Independent Contractor Classification
• DOL Overtime Rule Changes Blocked By Federal Judge
• DOL Overtime Rule Officially Struck Down, What To Expect Next
• FDIC Narrows Offenses That Bar Employment With Banks
• Feds Require New Form When Conducting Background Checks
• In Groundbreaking Decision, 7th Circuit Court of Appeals Finds Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation Discrimination
• Labor and Employment Legislative Updates
• Minnesota Joins "Ban the Box" Movement, Limits Inquiries into Convictions
• National Labor Relations Board Adopts New Joint Employer Standards - Broad New Test Likely to Draw Legal Challenges
• New DOL Overtime Rules Announced, Minimum Salary of $47,476
• New Independent Contractor Misclassification Settlement Program
• New School Year Brings New Bargaining Units—NLRB Rules That Student Teaching Assistants Can Unionize
• New School Year Brings New Bargaining Units—NLRB Rules That Student Teaching Assistants Can Unionize
• NLRB Affirms Decision Requiring Employers to Allow Employees to Use Work Email for Union Purposes . . . For Now
• NLRB Gives Unions Another Win, Permitting Outside Temporary Employees to Vote in Union Elections
• NLRB Issues Final Rules Allowing “Quickie Elections”
• Say What? Concealed Knives and Switchblades Are Now Permissible Without a License
• Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Wisconsin's Right to Work Law
• Stop Right There: Federal Court Permanently Blocks New Persuader Rules Nationwide
• The Department of Labor is at it Again: DOL's New Interpretation Makes Joint Employment "As Broad As Possible" Under FLSA
• The Department of Labor Revises Its Rule Regarding "Persuader" Agreements - New Rule Likely to Draw Court Challenges
• The Incredible Shrinking Bargaining Unit - The NLRB Strikes Again
• Update on Timing of Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Rules
• We're Not in Fairyland Anymore - Recent Ruling Gives Life to the DOL's Home Care Rule
• Wisconsin Enacts Right to Work Law: Practical Consequences for Wisconsin Employers
• Wisconsin's Right to Work Law Struck Down By Dane County Judge
• Wisconsin's Right to Work Law Upheld by Wisconsin Court of Appeals
• ​Feds Step Up Enforcement of Transgender Student Rights
• ​NLRB Rules That Employers' Private Email Systems Aren't So Private Anymore
• ​Pro Plaintiff Pockets More Than $200k Targeting Businesses' Background Check Procedures: Is Your Company Next?
• ​Wisconsin Poised to Adopt Right to Work Law: Practical Consequences for Wisconsin Employers

Seminar

• 2019 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• 2020 Virtual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Annual Labor & Employment Law Symposium - Listen. Execute. Succeed.
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium
• Annual Labor & Employment Symposium - Get the Big Picture
• Independent Contractors or Accidental Employees? The Latest On The Independent Contractor and Joint Employer Wars
• Lunch and Learn Seminar: Immigration Law Update/Navigating Background Checks for Employers
• Video Replay | 2019 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Video Replay | 2020 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar
• Video Replay | 2020 Annual Legal Ethics Seminar