United States of America v. State of Wisconsin, Department of Military Affairs

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:23-cv-00060

Court:

Wisconsin Western

Nature of Suit:

Civil Rights: Jobs

Judge:

William M. Conley

Firms

  1. September 19, 2024

    Feds, Wis. Military Affairs Office Ink Deal In Pay Bias Suit

    The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs will pay $175,000 to end a U.S. Department of Justice suit alleging it offered a female job applicant a lower salary than what it paid a man for the same position, according to a filing Thursday in federal court. 

  2. May 09, 2024

    Feds' Pay Bias Suit Against Wis. Military Affairs Heads To Trial

    A federal judge refused Thursday to grant the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs a win in a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, saying a jury could find that the state agency lowballed an applicant for a director position because she's a woman.

  3. January 26, 2023

    Feds Hit Wisconsin Military Affairs Dept. With Pay Bias Suit

    The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday accused the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs of offering a female job applicant a lower salary than what men were paid for the same position, asserting it violated federal civil rights law.