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[ A ] - [ B ] - [ C ] - [ D ] - [ E ] - [ F ] - [ G ] - [ H ] - [ I ] - [ J ] - [ K ] - [ L ] - [ M ]

[ N ] - [ O ] - [ P ] - [ Q ] - [ R ] - [ S ] - [ T ] - [ U ] - [ V ] - [ W ] - [ X ] - [ Y ] - [ Z ]

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[ A ] -

ACCOMMODATION: Creed 126.4; Handicap 123.5

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES: Delegation of authority 751; Disqualification 752; Role at hearing 750

ADVERSE EMPLOYMENT ACTION 133.21, 619, 659

ADVERTISING, HOUSING 214

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION 140

AFTER-ACQUIRED EVIDENCE 831.46

AGE DISCRIMINATION 121

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA), effect of 117.3, 119.2

AGENTS, employer's responsibility for acts of 113.5

AMENDMENT OF COMPLAINT 714

ANCESTRY DISCRIMINATION 124

ANSWER TO COMPLAINT 742

APPEAL OF DECISIONS: Investigator decisions 722; ALJ decisions 790

ARBITRATION DECISIONS, effect of 119.5

ARREST RECORD DISCRIMINATION 122

ATTORNEYS 761

ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS 836: Generally 836; Against the State 836.17; For frivolous claims 836.3, 860; "Whistleblower Law", State employees' 555.2; Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act 370; Wisconsin Open Housing Act 215, 845

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BACK PAY: Generally 831; Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act 370

BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS, effect on processing
of complaint 119.9

BONA FIDE OCCUPATIONAL QUALIFICATION (BFOQ) 127.11

BURDEN OF PROOF, generally 610

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"CAT'S PAW" ANALYSIS; unbiased decisionmaker
influenced by another 619, 156

CLAIM PRECLUSION 119

COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL 119

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT, interpretation 117.4

COMPENSATION, discrimination in, remedy 845

COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF REINSTATEMENT, sec. 111.394 849

COMPLAINT: Generally 710; Adequacy of 715; Against whom a complaint may be filed 113; Amendment 714; Identification of issues 713; Parties, naming in complaint 712; Timeliness 711; Who may file 111

CONCILIATION 730

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 773

CONSENT DECREES 140

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES 118, 126.3

CONSTRUCTIVE DISCHARGE 151

CONTINUING VIOLATIONS 711.2

CONVICTION RECORD DISCRIMINATION 122

CREED DISCRIMINATION 126

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DEATH OF COMPLAINANT, survival of action 112.9

DECISIONS OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGES: Generally 772, 773, 774; Appeal of 790; Authority to amend 779; Delay in issuance 775; Reconsideration, rehearing 780

DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION 123

DISCOVERY 745

DISCRIMINATORY ATTITUDES w/o DISCRIMINATORY ACT 619

DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT DURING HEARING 764

DISPARATE IMPACT, proof of 630

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EDUCATION, discrimination in post-secondary education 530

ELDER ABUSE REPORTING LAW (46.90, Stats.) 542

EMPLOYES' RIGHT TO KNOW LAW (101.58, et seq., Stats.) 520

EMPLOYMENT, what is covered 112

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES, coverage 112.3

ENGLISH, party's inability to speak or read 766

EQUAL PAY: Discrimination claims 127.5; Effect of federal Equal Pay Act 117.2

EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION, complaint against 112.9

EQUITABLE ESTOPPEL 711.3

ERISA, effect of 117.4

EVIDENCE 762

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FAILURE TO APPEAR AT HEARING 765

FAILURE TO RESPOND TO CORRESPONDENCE FROM DEPARTMENT 746

FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM UPON WHICH RELIEF MAY BE GRANTED 749

FAIR EMPLOYMENT ACT (111.31-111.395, Stats.) 100

FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT (103.10, Stats.) 300

FINDINGS OF FACT 772

FORFEITURES: Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act 370; Wisconsin Open Housing Act 215, 845; Wisconsin Public Accommodations and Amusements Law 223

FRIVOLOUS CLAIMS; Attorney's fees and costs for: Generally, and under s. 814.025, Stats. 836.3, 860; "Whistleblower Law", State employees' 555.2

FRONT PAY 832

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GENETIC TESTING 135

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE OF WFEA 113

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HANDICAP (DISABILITY) DISCRIMINATION 123

HARASSMENT
          Generally 152
          Sexual harassment 127.3 , 152.5
          Harassment because of gender 123.4 , 152.6
          Harassment because creed 126.5 , 152.2
          Harassment because of national origin 124.2 , 152.3
          Harassment because of race 125.3 , 152.4

HEALTH AND SAFETY PROTECTION LAWS: Employe's Right to Know Law (101.58, et seq., Stats.) 520; Public employe safety and health (101.055, Stats.) 510

HEALTH CARE WORKER PROTECTION LAWS (s. 146.997, Stats.) 544

HEARINGS, procedures: Generally 760; Dismissal of complaint during hearing 764; Failure to appear, effect of 765; Hearing record 771; Right to representation 761; Rules of evidence, application of 762

HEARSAY TESTIMONY 762.1, 762.2

HONESTY TESTING 132

HOUSING DISCRIMINATION (106.50, Stats.): Generally 210; Remedies 215, 845

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INDIAN TRIBES, lack of jurisdiction over 112.9

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS 112.2

INITIAL DETERMINATIONS: Appeal of no probable cause determination 722
Authority to amend 721; Probable cause, what constitutes 640; Use at hearing 762.1, 762.2

INTENTIONAL DISCRIMINATION, proof of 620

INTEREST ON AWARDS 835

INTERPRETERS 766

INTERVENTION 719, 748

INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS 720

ISSUE PRECLUSION 119

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JUDICIAL ADMISSIONS 762.5

JUDICIAL REVIEW 797

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[L ] -

LABOR AND INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION, review by 790 ff.

LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT (LMRA); effect of 117.4

LABOR MARKET STATISTICS 127.9, 141, 143, 632

LAWFUL PRODUCTS, use or non-use of 130

LEGAL REPRESENTATION 761

LICENSING AGENCIES 112.3

"LIE DETECTOR" TESTS 132

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MARITAL STATUS DISCRIMINATION: Employment 129; Housing 212.2

MEDICAL FACTS, proof of 123.6, 651

MILITARY SERVICE DISCRIMINATION 131

MITIGATION OF DAMAGES 850

"MIXED MOTIVE" CASES, burden of proof 612

MOTIONS TO DISMISS for failure to state a claim 749

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MILITARY SERVICE DISCRIMINATION 131

NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION 124

NO FAULT ATTENDANCE POLICIES 123.9

NO PROBABLE CAUSE FINDINGS, appeal of 722

NOTICE OF CLAIMS STATUTE 117.9

NOTICE OF HEARING 741

NOTICES REQUIRED BY LAW, failure to post 154

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ORDERS: Generally 774; Enforcement of 880

OTHER DECISIONS, effect of 119

OTHER LAWS, effect of 117

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PERCEIVED HANDICAP 123.12

POLICE AND FIRE COMMISSSIONS; Jurisdictional issues 112.1, 113.1, 113.4

POLYGRAPH TESTING 132

POSTPONEMENTS OF HEARING 743

POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION, discrimination in admission 530

PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION 127.12, 127.72, 843

PREHEARING CONFERENCES 744

PRELIMINARY DETERMINATION, appeal of 716

PRETEXT, proof of 622.4

PRIMA FACIE CASE 610, 620, 630

PRINTING INQUIRY WHICH EXPRESSES DISCRIMINATION 153

PROBABLE CAUSE, what constitutes 640

PROBABLE CAUSE HEARINGS 722.2

PROCEDURE, generally 700

PROCEDURES PRIOR TO HEARING 740

PROOF, standards and burdens 600

PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS DISCRIMINATION (106.52, Stats.): Generally 220; Remedies 845

PUBLIC EMPLOYE SAFETY & HEALTH LAW (101.055, Stats.) 510

PURPOSE OF THE WFEA 111

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RACE DISCRIMINATION 125

RECONSIDERATION, rehearing 780

RECORD OF HEARING 771

REINSTATEMENT 833

RELEASE OF CLAIMS, prior to filing of complaint 121.7, 717

RELIGION DISCRIMINATION: Generally 126; Constitutional issues 118

REMEDIES: Presentation of evidence regarding remedy 767; Wisconsin Fair Employment Law 122.6, 800; Wisconsin Open Housing Act 215; Wisconsin Public Accommodations and Amusements Law 223; Wisconsin Family and Medical Leave Act 370; State Employees' "Whistleblower Law" 555.2

REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY 761

RES JUDICATA 119

RETALIATION: For exercising safety and health rights 510, 520; For reporting to Board on Aging 541; For reporting on elder abuse 542; For reports regarding residential care facilities 543; For attempts to enforce rights under certain other laws (s.111.322(2m)) 134; For exercise of rights under the WFEA (s.111.322(3)) 133