US Jurisdictions

Wisconsin

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    Employment Law Guide

    Affirmative Action: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws surrounding affirmative action in the workplace. It covers the law for private employers, the law for state contractors and apprenticeship programs.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Preemployment Screening and Testing: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws related to background checks and other forms of preemployment screening and testing, including ban the box laws, fair chance laws, credit check laws, preemployment drug testing, physical fitness and medical testing.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Interviewing and Selecting Job Candidates: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws applicable to employers when interviewing and selecting prospective employees. It covers acceptable and unacceptable interview questions, laws restricting certain types of inquiries, and how antidiscrimination laws apply during the interview and selection process.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Workplace Security: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin requirements regarding workplace security, including those related to trade secrets, data breaches and guns and weapons in the workplace.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Employment Offer: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws related to employment offers. It discusses verbal and written employment offers, conditional employment offers, and withdrawal of employment offers.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Jury Duty: Wisconsin

    This guide provides an overview of Wisconsin law regarding jury duty leave for employees. It covers employer obligations to provide leave, employee eligibility for leave, compensation during leave, and prohibited actions against employees who perform jury service.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Health Care Continuation (COBRA): Wisconsin

    Wisconsin law requires covered employers to provide eligible employees and dependents the option of continuing health care coverage under certain circumstances. This guide helps HR professionals understand requirements related to continued health care coverage and conversion coverage.

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    Employment Law Guide

    HR Management: Wisconsin

    This guide covers Wisconsin law regarding employee personnel file access.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Harassment: Wisconsin

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Wisconsin laws prohibiting sexual harassment and other forms of harassment on the basis of a protected characteristic. It covers sexual harassment training, defenses against harassment claims, enforcement and remedies.

Wisconsin at a Glance

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Madison

Milwaukee