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The statute prohibits a health care facility, health care provider, and other employees of the health care facility or health care provider from taking "disciplinary action" against an employee because the employee engaged in protected activities. Threats of disciplinary action also are prohibited.

The Fair Employment Law makes it unlawful for an employer to retaliate because you attempted to enforce any right or because of its belief that you attempted to formally enforce any right under other laws enforced by the Division, including (but not limited to) laws related to the payment of wages and overtime, family ...

WHA has created resources and learning opportunities to help members interpret and promulgate the stipulations of Act 209, recently signed into law, which makes threats and acts of violence against health care workers a Class H felony.

Generally, the Health Care Worker Protection statute provides employment protection to health care facility and health care provider employees who, in good faith, report quality of care concerns to persons who are in a position to take corrective action.

Wisconsin Act 209 requires that the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA) establish and maintain a program under which 13 licensing agencies, including Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), grant fee waivers to qualified veterans and service members when issuing initial licenses or permits.

§ 3342. Violence Prevention in Health Care.