Wisconsin Statutes Employment, Compensation and Mining (Ch. 101 to 109) § 106.16. Notification of position openings

(a) “Company” means any business operated for profit.

(b) “State agency” has the meaning given in s. 20.001(1).

(4)(a) The department shall, upon complaint by any person or on its own motion, investigate any allegation that a company has violated sub. (2) if the complaint is filed with the department no more than 300 days after the alleged violation occurred.

(b) If after investigation under par. (a) the department finds probable cause to believe that a company has violated sub. (2), the department shall notify the company of the department's finding of probable cause, of the actions specified under par. (d) that the department proposes to take and of the company's right to request a hearing regarding the alleged violation of sub. (2).

(c) A company that receives a notice under par. (b) may, within 30 days after the date of the notice, request a contested case hearing under s. 227.42. If the department does not receive a request for a contested case hearing under s. 227.42 within 30 days after the date of the notice under par. (b), the department shall issue a final decision that the company has violated sub. (2) and take the actions specified under par. (d).

(d) If the department receives a request under par. (c) for a hearing, the department shall hold a hearing as provided under s. 227.44. If, after hearing, the department finds that a company has violated sub. (2), the department shall issue a final decision under s. 227.47 that the company has violated sub. (2) and shall order the company to take any remedial action that the department considers appropriate based on the severity of the noncompliance with sub. (2).