Wisconsin Government Agencies

Please select a topic below to jump directly to the corresponding agency:

1. Discrimination/Harassment

2. Safety & Health

3. Unemployment Insurance

4. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations

5. Workers’ Compensation

1. Discrimination/Harassment

For more information about filing a discrimination or harassment claim in Wisconsin, see our page on filing a discrimination complaint: Wisconsin

Discrimination/Harassment – State Agency

Wisconsin Equal Rights Division (WERD)

Madison Office 1 South Pinckney Street, Room 320 P.O. Box 8928 Madison, WI 53708-8928 Phone: (608) 266-6860 TDD: (608) 264-8752 Fax: (608) 267-4592

Milwaukee Office 819 North Sixth St., Room 255 Milwaukee, WI 53203 Phone: (414) 227-4384 TDD: (414) 227-4081 Fax: (414) 227-4084

Web Address: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/

Agency Description/Mission: WERD’s mission is to protect the rights of all people in Wisconsin under the civil rights and labor standards laws we administer; to achieve compliance through education, outreach, and enforcement by empowered and committed employees; and to perform our responsibilities with reasonableness, efficiency, and fairness.

Discrimination/Harassment – Local Offices of Federal Agency (EEOC)

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Milwaukee District Office
310 West Wisconsin Avenue
Suite 800
Milwaukee, WI 53203-2292
Phone: (414) 297-1111
TTY: (414) 297-1115

For more information about this agency, see the EEOC section of our page on federal agencies

2. Safety & Health (workplace health & safety complaints and information)

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Appleton Area Office 1648 Tri Park Way Appleton, WI 54914 Phone: (920) 734-4521 Fax: (920) 734-2661	Madison Area Office 4802 E. Broadway Madison, WI 53716 Phone: (608) 441-5388 Fax: (608) 441-5400
Eau Claire Area Office 1310 W. Clairemont Avenue Eau Claire, WI 54701 Phone: (715) 832-9019 Fax: (715) 832-1147	Milwaukee Area Office Henry S. Reuss Building, Suite 1180 310 West Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53203 Phone: (414) 297-3315 Fax: (414) 297-4299

For more information about this agency, see the OSHA section of our page on federal agencies

3. Unemployment Insurance

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development
Unemployment Insurance Division

Phone (Madison): (608) 232-0678 (claims filing); (608) 232-0824 (questions/assistance)
Phone (Milwaukee): (414) 438-7700 (claims filing); (414) 438-7713 (questions/assistance)
Toll-Free: (800) 822-5246 (claims filing); (800) 494-4944 (questions/assistance)
TTY (toll free): (888) 393-8914
E-Mail: [email protected]
Web Address: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/ui/

How to Apply Online for Unemployment Benefits
Frequently Asked Questions
Claimant Handbook

4. Wage and Hour/Labor Standards Violations

Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – State Agency

Wisconsin Equal Rights Division
Labor Standards Bureau
Madison Office
201 East Washington Avenue Room A300
P.O. Box 8928
Madison, WI 53708-8928
Phone: (608) 266-6860
TTY: (608) 264-8752
Fax: (608) 267-4592

Wisconsin Equal Rights Division
Labor Standards Bureau
Milwaukee Office
819 North Sixth Street, Room 255
Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: (414) 227-4384
TTY: (414) 227-4081
Fax: (414) 227-4084

Web Address: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/er/labor_standards_bureau/

Hours of Work & Overtime
Minimum Wage
How to File a Labor Standards Complaint
How to File a Wage Claim

Wage and Hour/Labor Standards – Local Offices of Federal Agency (DOL)

U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
ESA Wage & Hour Division
Madison District Office
740 Regent Street, Suite 102
Madison, WI 53715-1233
Phone: (608) 264-5221
Fax: (608) 264-5224

For more information about this agency, see the U.S. Department of Labor section of our page on federal agencies

5. Workers’ Compensation (for job-related injuries or illness)

Department of Workforce Development
Workers’ Compensation Division
201 East Washington Avenue, Room C-100
P. O. Box 7901
Madison, WI 53707
Phone: (608) 266-1340
Fax: (608) 267-0394
Web Address: http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/wc/

Workers’ Page
How Do I File a Claim
Injured Workers’ Rights & Responsibilities
Worker’s Compensation Basic Facts