Labor Law Requirements

• Discrimination (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)
• Retaliation Protection (Required)
• Unemployment Insurance (Required)

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

Recent Changes

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.

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

Unemployment - July 2008

The web address for the Unemployment Benefits Division has been changed