Gov. Tony Evers blocked University of Wisconsin System officials on Monday from taking the first steps toward complying with new federal rules that bolster the rights of sexual-misconduct defendants and narrow the range of cases colleges are required to investigate.

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The Associated Press and three Wisconsin media outlets filed a lawsuit on Wednesday demanding that the state Assembly's chief clerk release all records related to allegations of sexual harassment made against a Democratic legislator.

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A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor is accused of sexually assaulting a student he was advising in a PhD program.

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Sen. Tammy Baldwin has asked Air Force investigators to look into allegations of sexual assault and harassment within a Wisconsin Air National Guard unit that were brushed aside by senior officers, according to a member of the unit.

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The Milwaukee County GOP deleted a tweet Tuesday that mocks Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg by suggesting President Abraham Lincoln groped her.

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State colleges must record sexual misconduct allegations in employee personnel files and share the details if a worker is up for a job at another institution or a state agency, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents decided Thursday.

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The University of Wisconsin System will consider tightening its hiring process and reference checks to remove job candidates with a history of sexual harassment.

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Newly released records show University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross' former chief of staff resigned amid sexual-harassment allegations.

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At least 22 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students have filed sexual harassment or sexual assault complaints against faculty, instructors, teaching assistants, advisers and supervisors over the last five years.

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Records show discipline for Wisconsin employees accused of sexual harassment and misconduct in the last five years include termination, suspension and reprimands.

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The state has paid out nearly $600,000 over the last decade to settle allegations of sexual misconduct by University of Wisconsin-Madison employees.

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The state has paid nearly $600,000 over the last decade to settle allegations of sexual misconduct by University of Wisconsin-Madison employees.

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Wisconsin Assembly members and employees will have to attend mandatory sexual harassment training every two years under a resolution the chamber overwhelmingly adopted Tuesday, the same day a lawmaker accused of sexual misconduct returned to the chamber.

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The Wisconsin Legislature provides sexual harassment training for new lawmakers but only some are required to get it.

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The sexual misconduct allegations that have cut a swath through Congress brought down a prominent member of the judicial branch Monday with the resignation of Alex Kozinski, a federal appeals court judge known for his blunt and colorful legal opinions.

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Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel says he agrees with legislative leaders' stance that sexual harassment complaints against lawmakers and their staff should be secret.

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A man and woman from Omro are facing felony charges after they were accused of setting up an online sex ad that had men showing up at their neighbor's doorstep.

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Beef jerky maker Jack Link's has agreed to pay $50,000 to a former employee who quit after working several months at a Mankato facility because her supervisor made repeated sexual advances toward her.

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Former Calumet County District Attorney Ken Kratz – who resigned after sending racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim – has been suspended for four months by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.

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A recent court decision illustrates why employers should give careful consideration to the attorney-client privilege before conducting an investigation in the workplace.

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GREEN BAY (AP) — A settlement has been reached in lawsuit against a former Calumet County district attorney accused of sending racy text messages to a domestic abuse victim, federal court records show. Stephanie Van Groll accused former prosecutor Ken ...

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reached a $1 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin against Missoula Mac Inc., doing business as McDonald’s Restaurants.

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The task of conducting internal investigations may have just gotten a bit more difficult.

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Even if a court finds that a law firm’s actions were like putting “a gun to the head of the plaintiff,” this may not be enough for a trial judge to impose sanctions that survive appellate review.

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12-1039 Doe v. St. Francis School District

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11-1182 Passananti v. Cook County

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The former owner of a McDonald's in south-central Wisconsin has agreed to pay $1 million to nearly a dozen former employees to settle a federal sexual harassment lawsuit.

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10-3862 Milligan v. Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University

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A former Wisconsin prosecutor accused of rampant sexual harassment says he was addicted to sex and prescription drugs.

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The agency that oversees Wisconsin lawyers has dropped three misconduct counts against a former prosecutor accused of sexual harassment.

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