Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 106.54 (2026)

Division of equal rights

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106.54106.54 Division of equal rights.

106.54(2)(2) The division shall encourage and assist local units of government in guaranteeing all persons an equal opportunity for housing.

106.54(3)(3) All gifts, grants, bequests and devises to the division for its use are valid and shall be used to carry out the purposes for which made and received.

106.54(4)(4) The division shall review complaints of discrimination against public employees exercising their rights with respect to occupational safety and health matters, under s. 101.055 (8).

106.54(5)(5) The division shall receive complaints of discharge, retaliation or discrimination under s. 16.009 (5) (d), 46.90 (4) (b), 50.07 (3) (b), or 55.043 (1m) (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(6)(6) The division shall receive complaints under s. 146.997 (4) (a) of disciplinary action taken in violation of s. 146.997 (3) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(7)(7) The division shall receive complaints under s. 321.65 (7) (b) 1. or 2. and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(8)(8) The division shall receive complaints under s. 321.66 (5) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(8m)(8m) The division shall receive complaints under s. 103.88 (5) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(9)(9) The division shall receive complaints under s. 49.197 (6) (d) or 49.845 (4) (d) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(10)(10)

106.54(10)(a)(a) The division shall receive complaints under s. 995.55 (6) (b) and shall process the complaints in the same manner as employment discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.

106.54(10)(b)(b) The division shall receive complaints under s. 995.55 (6) (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner as housing discrimination complaints are processed under s. 106.50.

106.54 HistoryHistory: 1971 c. 185 ss. 1, 7; Stats. 1971 s. 101.222; 1977 c. 29; 1981 c. 360; 1983 a. 398; 1989 a. 47; 1995 a. 27 s. 3689; Stats. 1995 s. 106.06; 1997 a. 27, 131; 1999 a. 82 s. 93; Stats. 1999 s. 106.54; 1999 a. 176 s. 1; 2001 a. 26; 2005 a. 388; 2007 a. 200; 2009 a. 56, 76, 140; 2011 a. 260 s. 80; 2013 a. 208.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2014–2026 · leading case: Asma Masri v. State of Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review, 2014 WI 81 (Wis. 2014).

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Asma Masri v. State of Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review, 2014 WI 81 (Wis. 2014). · cites it 5× “§ 106.54 (6) (emphasis added). Thus, only employees may seek a remedy under § 146.”

Charnai Sherry v. Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review Comm'n (Wis. Ct. App. 2026). “Any employee who is subjected to disciplinary action in violation of the protections afforded in § 146.997, may file a complaint with the Equal Rights Division of the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development.”

— Wis. Stat. § 106.54(6) — 2 cases

Asma Masri v. State of Wisconsin Labor & Indus. Review, 2014 WI 81 (Wis. 2014). “§ 106.54 (6) (emphasis added). Thus, only employees may seek a remedy under § 146.”

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