Wisconsin Employment Law

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Published by: State Bar of Wisconsin PINNACLE
ISBN: 978-1-57862-732-5 2216+ pp.; 9th ed., 2024-25 3 volumes (Includes 2025-26 supplement)
Wisconsin Employment Law

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To find the most comprehensive treatment of Wisconsin law governing private-sector, nonunion employment available, look to Wisconsin Employment Law. It presents the perspectives of both employee and employer advocates, and provides an invaluable combination of experience and knowledge for attorneys and human resource professionals.

The 2025-2026 supplement includes a number of changes such as:

  • The 2025 Senator Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act amended the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
  • The U.S. Supreme Court issued opinions analyzing establishing a prima facie case in a reverse-discrimination claim under Title VII; the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s application of a religious exemption and the state’s interest in ensuring unemployment coverage for residents; and a state ban on gender-affirming medical care for transgender minors
  • Transfer of all worker’s compensation adjudicatory functions and staff from the Wisconsin Department of Administration to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
  • Wis. Stat. chapter 102 (Worker’s Compensation) was substantially revised
  • The Seventh Circuit considered whether a public employee can be lawfully terminated for social media posts if the posts are disruptive to the work environment
  • The Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin and the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals decided cases involving constructive discharge claims
  • Numerous executive orders with employment-law impacts were issued, and challenged, in 2025
  • Dollar amounts pertaining to qualified retirement plans and other retirement plans were updated

The 2024-2025 revision includes a number of changes such as:

  • Cases decided in 2024, by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, regarding what types of employment policies might modify an employee’s at-will status
  • A 2024 decision from the Eastern District of Wisconsin regarding accommodation of an employee’s leave request under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2025 opinion pertaining to the term “arrest record”
  • The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin’s 2024 finding regarding whether a Social Security Disability Insurance eligibility ban in the Wisconsin statutes illegally discriminates against disabled workers
  • A 2025 U.S. Supreme Court opinion analyzing whether changes in terms and conditions of employment were sufficient to establish a discrimination claim under Title VII
  • A 2025 Wisconsin Court of Appeals decision on whether disgorgement of a former employee’s profits could be an appropriate remedy for tortious interference with a noncompete agreement
  • Discussion of the Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 final rule on noncompete provisions
  • Updated forms, posters, documents, dollar amounts, and links

1. Basic Principles of Employment Law
2. Overview of State and Federal Employment Statutes
3. Hiring
4. Employment Agreements and Employee Handbooks
5. Wages and Hours
6. Employee Benefits
7. Occupational Safety and Health
8. Worker’s Compensation
9. Privacy and Individual Rights
10. Personnel Management and Records
11. Termination of Employment
12. Unemployment Insurance
13. Wrongful Discharge
14. Employment Discrimination
15. Postemployment Competition

• Table of Cases
• Table of Statutes, Regulations, and Rules
• Index

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