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The Wisconsin Fair Employment Law prohibits your employer, employment agency, labor union, licensing agency and other persons from discriminating against you, an employee, job applicant, and/or licensing applicant, based on genetic testing.
The statute of limitations for filing a complaint is 300 days from the date the action was taken or you were made aware the action was taken.
Genetic testing means a test of your genes, gene products or chromosomes, for abnormalities or deficiencies, including carrier status, that are linked to physical or mental disorders or impairments, or that indicate a susceptibility to illness, disease, impairment, or other disorders, whether physical or mental, or that demonstrate genetic or chromosomal damage due to environmental factors.
When the fact that you have obtained a genetic test or the results of a genetic test motivates the decision related to an employment action or licensing action, it becomes unlawful discrimination.
Specifically, the law prohibits discrimination in:
Additionally, your employer, employment agency, labor union, and/or licensing agency cannot require you to submit to a genetic test as a condition of employment, union membership or licensure.
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