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Religious Discrimination in Wisconsin

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Posted by Tamara
Discrimination against workers because of their race, religion, color, sex or nationality is prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This law covers hiring, termination, advancement benefits and all other aspects of employment.

As a result, discriminating against an employee because of his ... continue reading

USERRA in Wisconsin

Friday, January 25th, 2008
Posted by Diane

USERRA stands for the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, which is a federal Act that helps to ensure that employees can take time away from work to serve in the military without being discriminated against by the employer. Employees in all states are covered by USERRA, including employees ... continue reading

ADEA Wisconsin

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008
Posted by Diane

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act is a federal Act that helps to ensure that workers over the age of 40 will not be discriminated against in the workplace. When the Act applies to an employee and an employer, the employer may not take age into consideration when making any ... continue reading

Disciplinary Notices in Wisconsin

Friday, September 7th, 2007
Posted by Tamara

Written disciplinary notices are often given to employees in Wisconsin that need to improve some part of their performance.  These warnings are often considered more serious than verbal messages.   

Having the issue in writing provides physical evidence that that the problem was addressed.  Should the employee not comply, repeated ... continue reading

Wisconsin Wrongful Termination Laws

Sunday, November 26th, 2006
Posted by Maya

If you believe you have been the victim of wrongful termination in Wisconsin, it is worthwhile to investigate the laws in your state. Wisconsin is an employment “at will” state, which means that employees can be fired at any time, for almost any reason. Your employer does not actually have ... continue reading