Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
(with Acknowledgment) (WI)

Summary

This template is an equal employment opportunity policy (with acknowledgment) for use in Wisconsin and covers key topics for EEO policies including, among others, prohibited discrimination and harassment, reporting policy violations, and enforcement. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, and an optional clause. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. For a non-jurisdictional employee handbook, see Employee Handbook. Its language has been customized to comply with Wisconsin and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (with Acknowledgment). For information on equal employment and non-discrimination issues, see Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-discrimination Policies: Key Drafting Tips, Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy Drafting Checklist and Labor and Employment Law § 258.07. For non-jurisdictional equal employment opportunity templates, see Equal Employment Opportunity Policy (with Acknowledgment), Equal Employment Opportunity / Non-discrimination Policy, Harassment and EEO Policy Acknowledgment, Employment Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Investigation Determination Form. For information on Wisconsin laws concerning equal employment and non-discrimination, see Employment Discrimination Laws Comparison Chart (WI and Federal), Wisconsin Fair Employment Practices Act (WFEA) and Screening and Hiring (WI). For state-specific laws concerning discrimination, harassment, and retaliation, see the Equal Opportunity column of the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Practice Notes Chart. For state-specific equal employment and non-discrimination templates, see Employment Policies State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart and the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation State Expert Forms and Checklists Chart.