Labor Law Requirements

• Fair Employment (Required)
• Closing/Mass Layoff (Required)
• Hours and Times Minors May Work (Required)
• Honesty Testing Devices (Required)
• Family and Medical Leave Act (Required)
• Minimum Wage (Required)
• Cease Health Care Benefit Plan (Required)
• Unemployment Insurance (Required)
• Retaliation Protection (Required for Health Care Workers)

• Family and Medical Leave (Required)
• Equal Employment Opportunity (Required)
• USERRA (Required)
• OSHA (Required)
• Federal Minimum Wage (Required)
• Polygraph Protection Test (Required)
• NLRA (Required)

Recent Changes

Hours and Times Minors May Work - December 2011

Wisconsin made additional changes to the list of hours and times during which minors may or may not work. They added separate sections noting the different hour limitations on School vs. Non-School weeks (40 hours for Non-School, 18 for School regardless of time of year).
Notation that minors under 14 are allowed to work under some circumstances was added as well.
A section requiring an 8 hour rest period for 16 & 17 year olds was reworded to clarify that there must be 8 hours after the end of a shift (for those minors working after 11 pm) before the start of a new shift.

Closing/Mass Layoff, Honesty Testing Devices, FMLA, Minimum Wage, Cease Health Care Benefits - September 2011

The room number for the address of the Department of Workforce Development has updated. This is a non-substantive change affecting the Closing/Mass Layoff, Honesty Testing Devices, FMLA, Minimum Wage, and Cease Health Care Benefits notices.

Hours and Times Minors May Work - July 2011

Wisconsin made changes to the list of hours and times during which minors may or may not work. Multiple changes were made including the reduction of school day work hours to 3 and the reduction of permitted time of day to 7am – 7pm (between Labor Day and May 31). Meal period requirements were also added. The separate listing of Federal and State laws was removed.

FMLA - March 2011

Non-substantive textual change to the FMLA notice

Discrimination - August 2010

Wisconsin has updated the Discrimination (Fair Employment Law) notice. They have added the following reason to the unlawful to discrimination against list: “Declining to attend a meeting or participate in any communication about religious or political matters.”
This was a Substantive change

No Smoking - July 2010

Smoking is not allowed in any of the following enclosed places: places of employment, public places, state or local government buildings, taverns, restaurants, bowling centers, theaters, lodging establishments, retail establishments, day care centers, educational facilities, correctional facilities, state institutions, college residence halls or dormitories, hospitals and clinics, assisted living facilities, common areas of multiple-unit residential properties, sports arenas, bus shelters, public conveyances, and private club facilities (those used by an organization that limits its membership and is organized for a recreational, fraternal, social, patriotic, political, benevolent, or athletic purpose.)
No Smoking is a separate poster available in our Specialty Poster section and is NOT included on the WI All-In-One poster.

Unemployment Benefits - February 2010

Wisconsin has updated the Unemployment Benefits notice. The "Have This Information Ready" section has added "Your current address. You need a valid mailing address to receive important documents about your claim. Make sure you have notified your post office of any recent changes to your address." They have also added a section below the "Have This Information Ready" section, that reads, "For a complete list of our telephone service numbers and more information about unemployment insurance, visit our website: http://unemployment.wisconsin.gov". The following phone numbers were added to the "Claims Specialist" section, Madison: 608-232-0824, Milwaukee: 414-438-7713, and Toll-Free: 1-800-494-4944. They have also updated the website in the "How to Apply" section to http://unemployment.wisconsin.gov.
This was a Substantive change

Minimum Wage - Family and Medical Leave Act - July 2009

• Minimum Wage - The general minimum wage rate for “Non-Opportunity Employees” has increased from $6.50 per hour to $7.25 per hour. The Maximum Allowance for Board and Lodging section was also revised with the following updates: they now classify minors as “Opportunity Employees”; removed all allowances that were listed specifically for minors; and increased the maximum allowance for Non-Agricultural, Agricultural, and Camp Counselor Employments.
• FMLA - You can now take up to two (2) weeks of leave to care for a domestic partner.
This was a Substantive change