Filed Under: Employment & Labor Law Government Law Municipal Law
New Screening Tools and Compliance Obligations for Wisconsin Law Enforcement Agencies
Wisconsin law enforcement agencies have new tools to screen applicants for officer jobs as of November 7, 2021, which is the effective date of 2021 Wisconsin Act 82. A covered agency is any governmental unit of the State of Wisconsin or a political subdivision of the state that employs one or more law enforcement officers, […]
Filed Under: Appellate Law Litigation Municipal Law
Public Records Requests: Form Matters
Wisconsin’s Public Records Law requires officials to provide “the greatest possible information” in response to public records requests. Wis. Stat. § 19.31. In Lueders v. Krug, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II, clarified that this mandate requires officials to provide electronic copies of materials if electronic copies are requested. In June 2016, Bill Lueders emailed […]
