Wisconsin
What Wisconsin law says about deposits, firings, overtime, collectors and accidents — and where each claim gets filed.
5 guides written for this state
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| claim | free route | statute |
|---|---|---|
| Landlord & tenant a landlord keeping my deposit | — | Wis. Stat. § 704.28; Wis. Admin. Code ATCP 134.06 |
| Employment unpaid overtime | The Equal Rights Division takes a Labor Standards Complaint online, and hours of work and overtime are named on the form's own list of what it is for, alongside wage payment and collection. You sign in with a MyWisconsin ID to file it.↗ | — |
| Consumer a debt collector harassing me | The Department of Financial Institutions licenses collection agencies in Wisconsin and takes the complaint — electronically, by email, or on form BCA500 — from Wisconsin residents and from anyone complaining about a Wisconsin-based collector. A detail worth knowing when money has been paid: a licensed agency must put what it collects from you into a trust account within 48 hours.↗ | Wis. Stat. § 427.104 |
| Employment being fired for complaining | Your EEOC deadline here is 300 days rather than 180, and the Equal Rights Division at the Department of Workforce Development is the reason: the extension in 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e)(1) turns on whether a state agency has authority over the same conduct, and here one does. Wis. Stat. § 111.39(1) sets the same 300 days, and the Division will not investigate a complaint filed after it. Both clocks end on the same day, and filing with either office is free.↗ | — |
| Injury a car accident | — | Wis. Stat. § 893.54(1m)(a) |
free route · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
statute · 3 of 5 jurisdictions carry this column.
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