MONROE - Only about a quarter of discrimination complaints under Wisconsin Fair Employment Law go to hearing, and the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) tries to wrap cases up within about five months.
Alec Loftus, DWD communication specialist, said the department has "a goal of completing investigation of all cases within 150 days of the date of filing. Meeting this goal, Loftus said, depends "upon the cooperation of the parties."
About one-fourth of all cases go to hearing, Loftus said, either after a finding of probable cause or after an appeal of a finding against probable cause. An equal number, about one-fourth, of initial determinations are for probable cause in discrimination complaints.
If either party is not satisfied with the hearing decision, they may file an appeal of the decision to the Labor Industry Review Commission. The commission's decisions may be appealed in the state courts.
Alec Loftus, DWD communication specialist, said the department has "a goal of completing investigation of all cases within 150 days of the date of filing. Meeting this goal, Loftus said, depends "upon the cooperation of the parties."
About one-fourth of all cases go to hearing, Loftus said, either after a finding of probable cause or after an appeal of a finding against probable cause. An equal number, about one-fourth, of initial determinations are for probable cause in discrimination complaints.
If either party is not satisfied with the hearing decision, they may file an appeal of the decision to the Labor Industry Review Commission. The commission's decisions may be appealed in the state courts.