Retaliation Protection for Health Care
Workers in Wisconsin
Any facility, as defined in s. 647.01 (4), or any hospital, nursing home, community based residential
facility, county home, county infirmary, county hospital, county mental health complex or other place
licensed or approved by the department of health and family services must display this poster in one
or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted.
Under section 146.997 of Wisconsin Statutes, as an employee of a health care facility or
provider, you may not be disciplined at work for good faith reporting of:
• any potential violations of state or federal law by the health care facility or provider,
• any situation where care is provided in a manner that violates state or federal standards or laws
or recognized clinical or ethical standards.
Covered reporting includes internal reports to any director, officer or supervisor of the health care
facility or provider or reports to an agency or body that accredits, certifies or approves the facility or
provider, unless disclosure is prohibited by law.
Victims of unlawful retaliation may file a complaint, within 300 days after the date the retaliation or
threat of retaliation occurred, at one of the offices below.
STATE OF WISCONSIN
DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
EQUAL RIGHTS DIVISION
201 E WASHINGTON AVE ROOM A300
819 N 6th ST
PO BOX 8928
ROOM 255
MADISON WI 53708
MILWAUKEE WI 53203
Telephone: (608) 266-6860
Telephone: (414) 227-4384
TTY:
(608) 264-8752
TTY:
(414) 227-4081
Website: http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/
The Department of Workforce Development is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. If you have
a disability and need to access this information in an alternate format or need it translated to another language,
please contact us.
ERD-12210-P (R. 06/2006)