Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Workforce Development
DWD 218-226 - Civil Rights
Chapter DWD 218 - Fair employment
Section DWD 218.02 - Definitions

(1) "Act" means the Wisconsin fair employment act, ss. 111.31 to 111.395, Stats.

(2) "Administrative law judge" means the examiner appointed to conduct hearings under the act.

(2m) "Agency" means an office, department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts.

(3) "Complainant" means the person who files a complaint alleging that an action prohibited by the act has been committed.

(4) "Day", when used in time computations in this chapter, means a calendar day, except that if the last day of the time period is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the last day shall be the next business day.

(5) "Division" means the equal rights division of the department of workforce development.

(6) "Filing" means the physical receipt of a document.

(7) "Person" includes, but is not limited to, one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, or trustees or receivers in bankruptcy.

(8) "Probable cause" means a reasonable ground for belief, supported by facts and circumstances strong enough in themselves to warrant a prudent person to believe, that a violation of the act probably has been or is being committed.

(9) "Respondent" means the person or agency alleged to have committed an action prohibited by the act.