Statute
Classes protected
- Sex, age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service
Key language on pay discrimination
- Act of employment discrimination to discriminate against any individual in compensation based on any protected characteristic
- Employment discrimination because of sex includes discriminating against any individual in “compensation”
Exceptions for pay disparities (including affirmative defenses)
- Sex is a bona fide occupational qualification.
No prohibition against salary history inquiry
- Under Wisconsin law, local government may not prohibit employers from soliciting the salary history of prospective employees.