Employment Law Update in Wisconsin

Get up to speed on the most significant Wisconsin employment law and labor issues.

Steadily increasing is the number of EEOC charges being filed against employers where the employee claims retaliation because of engaging in protected activities. For the EEOC's 2015 fiscal year, out of the 89,385 claims filed with the agency, 44.5% of the claims were for retaliation. And that number is more than any other single category of claims. Even the courts have difficulty with these claims because of the difficult factual and legal issues that are involved. Recently the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals did a thorough analysis of a claim, and that analysis should help employers be better prepared to prevent or deal with a retaliation claim.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to identify legal issues associated with employment matters and alert your supervisors to these issues.
• You will be able to recognize employment issues that arise on a frequent basis and be prepared to deal with those issues.
• You will be able to discuss changes to employment law.
• You will be able to review with your colleagues how the facts and the law impact your decisions.