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Sections 111.31-111.395 of the Wisconsin Statutes- provides that it is unlawful for employers, employment agencies, labor unions and licensing agencies to discriminate against employees and job applicants because of any of the following:
Related Information:
- Age
- Ancestry
- Arrest Record
- Color
- Conviction Record
- Creed (WI Legislature website)
- Disability
- Genetic Testing (WI Legislature website)
- Honesty Testing (PDF)
- Marital Status (WI Legislature website)
- Military Service (WI Legislature website)
- National Origin
- Pregnancy or Childbirth
- Race
- Sex (WI Legislature website)
- Sexual Orientation
- Use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours (WI Legislature website)
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Employees may not be harassed in the workplace based on their protected status nor retaliated against for filing a complaint, for assisting with a complaint, or for opposing discrimination in the workplace - read Retaliation Protection under The Fair Employment Law.
NOTE: There is a 300-day time limit for filing a discrimination complaint.