Employment Law: Employee Complaints

The employment law attorneys at Fox, O'Neill & Shannon, S.C. assist employees in bringing complaints under Wisconsin and federal law against employers. While Wisconsin is an at-will employment state, under which employees can generally be terminated at any time, with or without notice and with or without cause, exceptions do exist.

Exceptions to the at-will employment doctrine include termination or adverse conduct motivated by illegal discrimination against protected classes. Wisconsin employees are specifically protected from unequal treatment due to their age, race, sex, creed, religion, marital status, disability, veteran status or other protected classes. Employees are also protected against retaliation for exercising their legal rights, including complaining about or bringing a harassment or discrimination claim.

The initial steps taken by FOS's employment law attorneys are to assess the validity of a claim under the applicable law and to determine whether an appropriate remedy exists. If it does, the firm will develop a strategy with the client to protect the client's job, position and earnings, and to end the discrimination. If, in our opinion, no legal wrong or reasonable remedy exists, the responsible attorney will so advise the client and suggest alternatives to resolve the matter. The firm's employment law attorneys are prepared to proceed through all appropriate steps until a favorable outcome is obtained.