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No Background Check Authorization, No Background Check for You!

For Wisconsin employers, a common question is 'what happens if the job applicant refuses to sign the background check authorization...

Background Checks and the Fair Credit Reporting Act

A natural segue from our last post regarding conviction records is to briefly touch on background checks and the requirements...

Conviction Record Discrimination under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act

Conviction record discrimination is a natural follow-up to our previous post regarding arrest record discrimination. Like arrest record discrimination, conviction...

Arrest Record Discrimination in Wisconsin

In our post about Pepsi, we noted that arrest record discrimination is not a recognized claim under federal law, but...

New EEOC Guidance on Conviction & Arrest Records

New guidance released by the EEOC on the use of employee and applicant conviction and arrest records clarifies the potential...

It’s the Cola: Pepsi Settles Conviction Record Discrimination

In January, Pepsi Beverages entered into a pre-litigation settlement of $3.13 million to resolve race discrimination charges that were filed...

MORE Holier Than Thou: New Case Tests Limits of Ministerial Exception

Sometimes leaving the TV on for background noise can yield results. About 2 weeks ago, I caught a brief teaser...

Holier Than Thou: Religious Organizations Free to Discriminate

Earlier this year, the US Supreme Court gave religious organizations more freedom in hiring and firing employees by expanding the “ministerial...

Straight Talk – Governor Walker’s Repeal of 2009 Wisconsin Act 20

Recently Governor Scott Walker repealed 2009 Wisconsin Act 20, which allowed victims of employment discrimination to seek compensatory and punitive...

Welcome to the Employment Law in Wisconsin Blog

Who Just as an introduction, this blog is written by attorneys James A. Walcheske and Scott S. Luzi, the Managing Members...