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Sections 111.31-111.395 of the Wisconsin Statutes provides that it is unlawful for employers, employment agencies, labor unions and licensing agencies to discriminate against employees and job applicants because of any of the following:
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Age, Ancestry, Arrest Record, Color, Conviction Record, Creed, Disability, Genetic Testing, Honesty Testing, Marital Status, Military Service, National Origin, Pregnancy or Childbirth, Race, Sex, Sexual orientation, Use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours. Employees may not be harassed in the workplace based on their protected status nor retaliated against for filing a complaint, for assisting with a complaint, or for opposing discrimination in the workplace. There is a 300-day time limit for filing a discrimination complaint. 

Act 20 amends the Wisconsin Fair Employment Law, effective July 2, 2009, to allow Complainants who have received findings of discrimination to file an action in circuit court to obtain additional damages. Here is a summary of the changes to the law: 

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