Wisconsin Administrative Code
Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
Chapter UWS 5 - Layoff And Termination For Reasons Of Financial Emergency
Section UWS 5.03 - Layoff and termination

For the purposes of this chapter "layoff" is the indefinite suspension or an involuntary reduction in services and compensation of a faculty member's employment by the University of Wisconsin System. A laid off faculty member retains the rights specified in ss. UWS 5.16 through 5.21, inclusive. For the purposes of this chapter, "termination" is the permanent elimination of a faculty member's employment by the University of Wisconsin System. A terminated faculty member retains rights specified in ss. UWS 5.18 and 5.19.