Chapter 111, EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS
75 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 111.02 Definitions
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111.02 Definitions. When used in this subchapter: (1) “All-union agreement” means an agreement between an employer and the representative of the employer’s employees in a collective bargaining unit whereby all or any of the employees in such unit are required to be members of a s…
Wis. Stat. § 111.04 Rights of employees
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111.04 Rights of employees. (1) Employees shall have the right of self-organization and the right to form, join or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in lawful, concerted activities for the purpose of c…
Wis. Stat. § 111.05 Representatives and elections
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111.05 Representatives and elections. (1) Representatives chosen for the purposes of collective bargaining by a majority of the employees voting in a collective bargaining unit shall be the exclusive representatives of all of the employees in such unit for the purposes of collect…
Wis. Stat. § 111.06 What are unfair labor practices
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111.06 What are unfair labor practices. (1) It shall be an unfair labor practice for an employer individually or in concert with others: (a) To interfere with, restrain or coerce the employer’s employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in s. 111.04. (b) To initiate, crea…
Wis. Stat. § 111.07 Prevention of unfair labor practices
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111.07 Prevention of unfair labor practices. (1) Any controversy concerning unfair labor practices may be submitted to the commission in the manner and with the effect provided in this subchapter, but nothing herein shall prevent the pursuit of legal or equitable relief in courts…
Wis. Stat. § 111.08 Financial reports to employees
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111.08 Financial reports to employees. Every person acting as the representative of employees for collective bargaining shall keep an adequate record of its financial transactions and shall present annually to each member within 60 days after the end of its fiscal year a detailed…
Wis. Stat. § 111.09 Rules, orders, transcripts, training programs and fees
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111.09 Rules, orders, transcripts, training programs and fees. (1) The commission may adopt reasonable and proper rules and regulations relative to the exercise of its powers and authority and proper rules to govern its proceedings and to regulate the conduct of all elections and…
Wis. Stat. § 111.10 Arbitration
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111.10 Arbitration. Parties to a dispute pertaining to the meaning or application of the terms of a written collective bargaining agreement may agree in writing to have the commission serve as arbitrator. Parties to a labor dispute may agree in writing to have the commission act …
Wis. Stat. § 111.11 Mediation
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111.11 Mediation. The commission may appoint any competent, impartial, disinterested person to act as mediator in any labor dispute either upon its own initiative or upon the request of one of the parties to the dispute. It shall be the function of such mediator to bring the part…
Wis. Stat. § 111.115 Notice of certain proposed strikes
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111.115 Notice of certain proposed strikes. (1) In this section, “strike” includes any concerted stoppage of work by employees, and any concerted slowdown or other concerted interruption of operations or services by employees, or any concerted refusal of employees to work or perf…
Wis. Stat. § 111.12 Duties of the attorney general and district attorneys
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111.12 Duties of the attorney general and district attorneys. Upon the request of the commission, the attorney general or the district attorney of the county in which a proceeding is brought before the circuit court for the purpose of enforcing or reviewing an order of the commis…
Wis. Stat. § 111.14 Penalty
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111.14 Penalty. Any person who shall willfully assault, resist, prevent, impede, or interfere with the commission or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to this subchapter shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500 or by imprisonment in the …
Wis. Stat. § 111.15 Construction of subchapter I
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111.15 Construction of subchapter I. Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, nothing therein shall be construed so as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike or the right of individuals to work; nor shall anything in this subchapter be s…
Wis. Stat. § 111.17 Conflict of provisions; effect
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111.17 Conflict of provisions; effect. Wherever the application of the provisions of other statutes or laws conflict with the application of the provisions of this subchapter, this subchapter shall prevail, except that in any situation where the provisions of this subchapter cann…
Wis. Stat. § 111.18 Limit on payment to health care institutions
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111.18 Limit on payment to health care institutions. (1) In this section: (a) “Health care institution” includes hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals, nursing homes, kidney disease treatment centers, free-standing hemodialysis units, ambulatory surgical facili…
Wis. Stat. § 111.19 Title of subchapter I
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111.19 Title of subchapter I. This subchapter may be cited as the “Employment Peace Act”. SUBCHAPTER II FAIR EMPLOYMENT Cross-reference: See also ch. DWD 218, Wis. adm. code.
Wis. Stat. § 111.31 Declaration of policy
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111.31 Declaration of policy. (1) The legislature finds that the practice of unfair discrimination in employment against properly qualified individuals by reason of their age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arre…
Wis. Stat. § 111.32 Definitions
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111.32 Definitions. When used in this subchapter: (1) “Arrest record” includes, but is not limited to, information indicating that an individual has been questioned, apprehended, taken into custody or detention, held for investigation, arrested, charged with, indicted or tried fo…
Wis. Stat. § 111.3205 Franchisors excluded
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111.3205 Franchisors excluded. For purposes of this subchapter, a franchisor, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (k), is not considered to be an employer of a franchisee, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (i), or of an employee of a franchisee, unless any of the following applies: (1) The franc…
Wis. Stat. § 111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination
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111.321 Prohibited bases of discrimination. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of…
Wis. Stat. § 111.322 Discriminatory actions prohibited
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111.322 Discriminatory actions prohibited. Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, it is an act of employment discrimination to do any of the following: (1) To refuse to hire, employ, admit or license any individual, to bar or terminate from employment or labor organization membership …
Wis. Stat. § 111.325 Unlawful to discriminate
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111.325 Unlawful to discriminate. It is unlawful for any employer, labor organization, licensing agency or person to discriminate against any employee or any applicant for employment or licensing.
Wis. Stat. § 111.33 Age; exceptions and special cases
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111.33 Age; exceptions and special cases. (1) The prohibition against employment discrimination on the basis of age applies only to discrimination against an individual who is age 40 or over. (2) Notwithstanding sub. (1) and s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination because…
Wis. Stat. § 111.335 Arrest or conviction record; exceptions and special cases
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111.335 Arrest or conviction record; exceptions and special cases. (1m) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Educational agency” means a school district, a cooperative educational service agency, a county children with disabilities education board, a state prison under s. 302.01, a…
Wis. Stat. § 111.337 Creed; exceptions and special cases
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111.337 Creed; exceptions and special cases. (1) Employment discrimination because of creed includes, but is not limited to, refusing to reasonably accommodate an employee’s or prospective employee’s religious observance or practice unless the employer can demonstrate that the ac…
Wis. Stat. § 111.34 Disability; exceptions and special cases
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111.34 Disability; exceptions and special cases. (1) Employment discrimination because of disability includes, but is not limited to: (a) Contributing a lesser amount to the fringe benefits, including life or disability insurance coverage, of any employee because of the employee’…
Wis. Stat. § 111.345 Marital status; exceptions and special cases
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111.345 Marital status; exceptions and special cases. Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination because of marital status to prohibit an individual from directly supervising or being directly supervised by his or her spouse. History: 1981 c. 334. A work rule…
Wis. Stat. § 111.35 Use or nonuse of lawful products; exceptions and special cases
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111.35 Use or nonuse of lawful products; exceptions and special cases. (1) (a) Notwithstanding s. 111.322, it is not employment discrimination because of use of a lawful product off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours for a nonprofit corporation that, as one of its pr…
Wis. Stat. § 111.355 Military service; exceptions and special cases
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111.355 Military service; exceptions and special cases. (1) Employment discrimination because of military service includes an employer, labor organization, licensing agency, employment agency, or other person refusing to hire, employ, admit, or license an individual, barring or t…
Wis. Stat. § 111.36 Sex, sexual orientation; exceptions and special cases
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111.36 Sex, sexual orientation; exceptions and special cases. (1) Employment discrimination because of sex includes, but is not limited to, any of the following actions by any employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency or other person: (a) Discriminating ag…
Wis. Stat. § 111.365 Communication of opinions; exceptions and special cases
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111.365 Communication of opinions; exceptions and special cases. (1) Employment discrimination because of declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters includes all of the following: (a) Discharging or otherwise …
Wis. Stat. § 111.37 Use of honesty testing devices in employment situations
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111.37 Use of honesty testing devices in employment situations. (1) DEFINITIONS. In this section: (a) “Employer”, notwithstanding s. 111.32 (6), means any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee or prospective employee. “Empl…
Wis. Stat. § 111.371 Local ordinance; collective bargaining agreements
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111.371 Local ordinance; collective bargaining agreements. Section 111.37 does not do any of the following: (1) Prevent a county, city, village or town from adopting an ordinance that prohibits honesty testing, restricts the use of honesty testing to a greater extent than s. 111.…
Wis. Stat. § 111.372 Use of genetic testing in employment situations
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111.372 Use of genetic testing in employment situations. (1) No employer, labor organization, employment agency or licensing agency may directly or indirectly: (a) Solicit, require or administer a genetic test to any person as a condition of employment, labor organization members…
Wis. Stat. § 111.375 Department to administer
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111.375 Department to administer. (1) This subchapter shall be administered by the department. The department may make, amend and rescind such rules as are necessary to carry out this subchapter. The department or the commission may, by such agents or agencies as it designates, c…
Wis. Stat. § 111.38 Investigation and study of discrimination
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111.38 Investigation and study of discrimination. Except as provided under s. 111.375 (2), the department shall: (1) Investigate the existence, character, causes and extent of discrimination in this state and the extent to which the same is susceptible of elimination. (2) Study t…
Wis. Stat. § 111.39 Powers and duties of department
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111.39 Powers and duties of department. Except as provided under s. 111.375 (2), the department shall have the following powers and duties in carrying out this subchapter: (1) The department may receive and investigate a complaint charging discrimination, discriminatory practices…
Wis. Stat. § 111.395 Judicial review
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111.395 Judicial review. Findings and orders of the commission under this subchapter are subject to review under ch. 227. Orders of the commission shall have the same force as orders of the department under chs. 103 to 106 and may be enforced as provided in s. 103.005 (11) and (1…
Wis. Stat. § 111.50 Declaration of policy
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111.50 Declaration of policy. It is hereby declared to be the public policy of this state that it is necessary and essential in the public interest to facilitate the prompt, peaceful and just settlement of labor disputes between public utility employers and their employees which …
Wis. Stat. § 111.51 Definitions
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111.51 Definitions. When used in this subchapter: (1) “Arbitrators” refers to the arbitrators provided for in this subchapter. (2) “Collective bargaining” means collective bargaining of or similar to the kind provided for by subch. I. (3) “Commission” means the employment relatio…
Wis. Stat. § 111.52 Settlement of labor disputes through collective bargaining and arbitration
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111.52 Settlement of labor disputes through collective bargaining and arbitration. It shall be the duty of public utility employers and their employees in public utility operations to exert every reasonable effort to settle labor disputes by the making of agreements through colle…
Wis. Stat. § 111.53 Appointment of conciliators and arbitrators
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111.53 Appointment of conciliators and arbitrators. Within 30 days after July 25, 1947, the commission shall appoint a panel of persons to serve as conciliators or arbitrators under this subchapter. No person shall serve as a conciliator and arbitrator in the same dispute. Each p…
Wis. Stat. § 111.54 Conciliation
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111.54 Conciliation. If in any case of a labor dispute between a public utility employer and its employees, the collective bargaining process reaches an impasse and stalemate, with the result that the employer and the employees are unable to effect a settlement thereof, then eith…
Wis. Stat. § 111.55 Conciliator unable to effect settlement; appointment of arbitrators
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111.55 Conciliator unable to effect settlement; appointment of arbitrators. If a conciliator named under s. 111.54 is unable to effect a settlement of a labor dispute between a public utility employer and its employees within a 15-day period after the conciliator’s appointment, t…
Wis. Stat. § 111.56 Existing state of affairs to be maintained
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111.56 Existing state of affairs to be maintained. During the pendency of proceedings under this subchapter existing wages, hours, and conditions of employment shall not be changed by action of either party without the consent of the other. History: 1979 c. 110 s. 60 (9).
Wis. Stat. § 111.57 Arbitrator to hold hearings
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111.57 Arbitrator to hold hearings. (1) The arbitrator shall promptly hold hearings and shall have the power to administer oaths and compel the attendance of witnesses and the furnishing by the parties of such information as may be necessary to a determination of the issue or iss…
Wis. Stat. § 111.58 Standards for arbitration
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111.58 Standards for arbitration. The arbitrator shall not make any award which would infringe upon the right of the employer to manage the employer’s business or which would interfere with the internal affairs of the union. History: 1993 a. 492.
Wis. Stat. § 111.59 Filing order with clerk of circuit court; period effective; retroactivity
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111.59 Filing order with clerk of circuit court; period effective; retroactivity. (1) In this section, “order” means the findings, decision and order of the arbitrator. (2) The arbitrator shall hand down his or her order within 30 days after his or her appointment; except that th…
Wis. Stat. § 111.60 Judicial review of order of arbitrator
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111.60 Judicial review of order of arbitrator. (1) Either party to the dispute may, within 15 days from the date such order is filed with the clerk of the court, petition the court for a review of such order on the ground that: (a) The parties were not given reasonable opportunit…
Wis. Stat. § 111.61 Commission to establish rules
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111.61 Commission to establish rules. The commission shall establish appropriate rules and regulations to govern the conduct of conciliation and arbitration proceedings under this subchapter.