A Madison carpenter is suing a trio of contractors, claiming he was barred from certain projects for filing a job discrimination claim after a supervisor called him a series of racist slurs during an altercation on a work site.

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says a Hugo construction company will pay $125,000 to two former employees to settle a racial harassment lawsuit.

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General contractor J.P. Cullen & Sons has prevailed in a racial-discrimination lawsuit after an employee of a subcontractor was unable to prove that Cullen was his employer.

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Can an employer be held liable for acts of employment discrimination carried out by another employer? The quick, lawyerly answer is ... it depends.

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Appleton becomes the third city in Wisconsin to adopt rules against housing discrimination based on gender identity.

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee construction company will pay $85,000 to settle charges that it fired a black employee after he filed a charge of racial discrimination. CG Schmidt Inc. also agreed Thursday to provide anti-discrimination training for certain managers. ...

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Wisconsin employers who discriminate will be met with pay penalties Madison (AP) — Wisconsin employers who discriminate against their workers will face stiffer penalties under a plan state lawmakers approved Wednesday. The state Assembly approved a bill that requires companies ...

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