Apparently Wisconsin protects felons in their Fair Employment Act.
Under current law, employers are not allowed to refuse employment or to terminate an employee based solely on criminal history unless the nature of the crime directly relates to the circumstances of a job. Convicted sex offenders may not be eligible to work with children; individuals with theft convictions may not work a cash till.
There are some state representatives in Wisconsin that feel the current law, which was formed in 1977, puts a burden on employers, and creates potential legal-grounds for individuals to sue companies if they are refused employment or fired.
It seems the best way to stop recidivism is to provide felons with gainful employment. There is already a severe stigma attached to those of us with a felony.
Read more about Wisconsin’s bill for felons here.
I’M WONDERING WHY FELONS HAVE NOT SUED THE GOVERNMENT FOR ALLOWING THIS DISCRIMINATION TO CONTINUE. I’VE BEEN TOLD SEVERAL TIMES BY SEVERAL EMPLOYERS THAT THEY CANNOT HIRE FELONS, NO EXCEPTIONS! THIS TO ME AMOUNTS TO DISCRIMINATION, ESPECIALLY IN MY CASE. IF ANYONE WANTS TO ENJOIN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT PLEASE POST HERE. THANKS