On July 3, 2025, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed 2025 Wisconsin Act 15 into law, marking a significant milestone for the telecommunications industry in the state. This new legislation specifically exempts radio,...more
On June 20, 2023, Governor Tony Evers signed 2023 Act 12 (“Act 12”) into law. Notably, Act 12 repeals Wisconsin’s personal property tax. The repeal takes effect on January 1, 2024 and eliminates the time-consuming and costly...more
As part of his two-year spending plan, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proposed mandating 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave for many private and public sector workers by January 1, 2025. This proposal, if passed,...more
Owners and managers of multifamily rental properties are facing a growing number of challenges. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) reported more than 1,900 formal complaints were...more
On January 1, 2023, Wisconsin’s new limited liability company (LLC) law goes into effect. The Wisconsin Uniform Limited Liability Company Law (WULLCL), created by 2021 Wis. Act 258 and signed by Governor Tony Evers on April...more
On July 15, 2021, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed Act 73 (Act) into law, making Wisconsin the latest state to adopt the National Association of Insurance Commissioner's (NAIC) model cybersecurity law. Most recently, Iowa...more
On Friday August 6, 2021, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers took action on six Senate bills. One of these bills, Senate Bill 17, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 76, addressed five key issues...more
In reaction to the continued uptick in high profile data incidents, yesterday, Wisconsin Governor Evers signed into law Act 73, a law establishing cybersecurity requirements for the insurance industry’s protection of data...more
Yesterday, March 31, 2021, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin ended the state-wide mask mandate after finding Executive Order (EO) #105 to be unlawful, ending it immediately. Governor Tony Evers issued EO #105 shortly after the...more
On February 25, 2021, Governor Tony Evers signed 2021 Wisconsin Act 4 (“Act”). The Act became effective on February 26, 2021. The Act, in part, created broad immunity to civil liability related to exposure of COVID-19 for...more
On February 25, 2021, Wisconsin joined Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, and Wyoming in...more
Businesses, schools, nonprofits, and other employers in Wisconsin are protected from COVID-19 litigation under 2021 Special Session Senate Bill 1, signed into law as 2021 Wisconsin Act 4 by Governor Tony Evers on February 26,...more
On Thursday, February 4, 2021, the Wisconsin State Assembly (“Assembly”) voted on a resolution to repeal the mask mandate. This vote came a week after the Wisconsin State Senate (“Senate”) voted on the same resolution to...more
Although Wisconsin has no statewide or industry-specific requirements, Governor Evers’ November 10, 2020 Executive Order “strongly encouraged” all businesses to take a number of precautions in response to the COVID-19...more
Last night, after his primetime address, Governor Evers issued Executive Order #94 which advises residents to stay home, take precautions if they have to leave their home, and encourages businesses to take additional steps to...more
This 29th edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, covers some of the hottest topics in these developing areas of law: governments' authority to implement mass gathering restrictions, face...more
The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development adopted an emergency rule to create DWD 120.02 which was approved by Governor Evers on September 23, 2020....more
Wisconsin Governor, Tony Evers, via the State’s Department of Health Services, issued Emergency Order #3 Tuesday afternoon. The Order notes that Wisconsin is currently the nation’s COVID-19 hot spot. According to the CDC,...more
In the wake of a record number of Covid-19 cases and with flu season around the corner, Governor Tony Evers and Wisconsin Department of Health Secretary Designee Andrea Palm issued a new emergency order on October 1, 2020....more
Today, Gov. Evers issued Executive Order #90 declaring a new public health emergency in Wisconsin due to recent surges in COVID-19 cases. He also issued a new face coverings order, Emergency Order #1. While these orders are...more
Governor Tony Evers, responding to an increase in COVID-19 cases across Wisconsin, issued his third emergency order on September 22, 2020, extending the mask mandate in the state for an additional 60 days. According to the...more
COVID-19 and Unprecedented: Litigation Insights, Issue 22 In our 22nd edition of Unprecedented, our weekly update on COVID-19-related litigation, we see cases against employers continue to rise, and offer insight for...more
Wisconsin’s COVID-19 response bill (2019 Wisconsin Act 185) was enacted by the Wisconsin legislature in mid-April. It included provisions to charge unemployment claims caused by the COVID-19 public health emergency to the...more
On July 30, 2020, Wisconsin joined 31 other states - including Alabama, California, and Pennsylvania - with a statewide face covering order. Governor Tony Evers issued Emergency Order #1, requiring all individuals in...more
Governor Evers issued Emergency Order #1 on July 30, 2020 implementing a statewide face covering mandate. The face covering requirement will begin on Saturday, August 1, 2020 and will expire September 28, 2020 or by a...more