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Wisconsin Supreme Court Guts State’s Fair Employment Act Protection for Returning Prisoners With Domestic Violence Convictions
by Jacob Barrett
In a 4-to-3 decision handed down on March 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin held an employer did not unlawfully discriminate against a former state prisoner by rescinding a job offer based on his domestic violence convictions.
In its ruling, the Court held that the state ...
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