Job shield for state workers sought
A state lawmaker wants to restore federal job protection laws for more than 60,000 state and University of Wisconsin employees that he contends have been eroded by a series of U.S. Supreme Court rulings.
Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, said Monday that he is seeking co-sponsors for the bill, which would expressly grant the workers protections accorded under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act and anti-age discrimination laws.