Burkwald & Associates Named
#1 Top Milwaukee Workplace

We are pleased to announce that Burkwald & Associates was named the #1 Top Workplace for 2010 by The Business Journal of Milwaukee.

It's a great honor and demonstrates our continuing commitment to offering our employees a challenging, rewarding and fun working environment.

Wisconsin First! Wait, Not So Fast

Healthcare reform has certainly gotten its share of attention in the last 18 months! Recently passed legislation means that over the next few years, the federal government will implement what I view as heavy handed solutions. The State of Wisconsin should walk slowly and not rush to the edge to see the view only to find ourselves falling into premature mistakes.

Wisconsin Models Can Transform
National Health Care System

The health care debate continues with the latest statistics indicating the majority of Americans like the healthcare they have. Eighty percent of the population has health care provided through their employer, and of those people, 70 percent rate their health care as good or excellent. Knowing that, is an extreme makeover of health care really needed?

BizTimes: H1N1 Business Survival Guide

The CDC recommends that people showing symptoms of the flu stay at home, and if they become sick at work that they be sent home. Scott Schultz, senior client relations manager with the Pewaukee-based insurance consultant Burkwald & Associates Inc., says employers should be more flexible with their sick time this fall.

"We’re telling (clients) that they need to make their own decisions, but they should be very flexible with their written – in stone – flexibility policies," Schultz said.