Wisconsin Labor and Employment FAQs

• Q: Must An Employer Provide For Rest Breaks?
  A: Employees under 18 years of age must receive at least a 30­minute duty free meal period when working a shift greater than 6 hours in duration. Breaks of shorter … More
• Q: Must Employers Must Pay Employees For "On Duty" Meal Periods?
  A: An "on duty" meal period is one where the worker is not provided at least 30 consecutive minutes free from work, or where the worker is not free to leave the … More
• Q: What Are The Exceptions To The Wisconsin Plant Closing/Mass Layoff Law?"
  A: This law does not apply to the federal or state government (and their political subdivisions), or charitable or tax exempt institutions. Additional exceptions exist in … More
• Q: What "Employees Are Counted?"
  A: Employees are counted if their employment is terminated (not including discharges for cause, voluntary departures or retirements), if they are laid off for more than 6 … More
• Q: What Is A "Business Closing (Plant Closing)?"
  A: A "business closing (plant closing)" requires notice if there is a permanent or temporary shutdown of an employment site or of one or more facilities or operating … More
• Q: What Is A "Mass Layoff?"
  A: A "mass layoff" requires notice if there is a reduction in the workforce that is not a "business closing" and which affects the following number of employees … More
• Q: Who Are "New" And "Low-Hour" Employees?
  A: "New" employees are those who have been employed for fewer than 6 of the 12 months preceding the date on which a notice is required. "Low­hour" employees are … More
• Q: Who Must Receive Notice?
  A: Employers who have decided on a business closing or mass layoff must provide written notice to The Department of Workforce Development. Dislocated Workers Unit. PO Box … More
• Q: What Can Employees Recover If Notice Is Required, But Not Given?
  A: If an employer does not provide notice as required, affected employees may recover back pay and benefits for each day that required notice was not provided (up to a … More
• Q: Which Current Or Former Employers Must Comply With The "cessation Of Health Care" Requirement?
  A: Employers who operate a business enterprise in Wisconsin that employs 50 or more persons in this state must provide advance written notice of the employer's intention … More

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