Employment Discrimination Demand Letter - Wisconsin
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION DEMAND LETTER
Date: [__/__/____]
From: [EMPLOYEE OR COUNSEL NAME]
Address: [________________________________]
Email and telephone: [________________________________]
To: [EMPLOYER'S LEGAL NAME AND CONTACT PERSON]
Address: [________________________________]
Re: [EMPLOYEE NAME] — proposed resolution of employment discrimination claim
Dear [NAME]:
I represent [EMPLOYEE NAME] concerning [EMPLOYER NAME]'s treatment of [HIM / HER / THEM] in [HIRING / TERMINATION / PROMOTION / COMPENSATION / OTHER EMPLOYMENT TERMS]. This letter describes the conduct at issue and proposes a resolution.
Conduct and basis
Employee's position or application: [________________________________]
Date or dates of the challenged conduct: [________________________________]
Decision maker or persons involved: [________________________________]
Protected basis asserted and applicable Wisconsin Fair Employment Act provision: [________________________________]
Employment action: [STATE WHAT OCCURRED, WHEN, AND TO WHOM]
Facts supporting the connection between the protected basis and the action: [STATE SPECIFIC FACTS, COMPARATORS, COMMUNICATIONS, OR DOCUMENTS]
Employer's stated reason, if known, and employee's response: [________________________________]
Wis. Stat. § 111.321 identifies protected bases subject to the qualifications in §§ 111.33–111.365. Section 111.322(1) addresses, among other things, employment decisions and terms made because of a protected basis. Based on the facts above, [EMPLOYEE NAME] asserts that [DESCRIBE SPECIFIC CONDUCT AND APPLICABLE BASIS] violated [EXACT WISCONSIN PROVISION].
Harm and proposed resolution
Lost wages or benefits claimed and calculation period: [________________________________]
Other documented loss or requested nonmonetary action: [________________________________]
To resolve this dispute, [EMPLOYEE NAME] proposes that [EMPLOYER NAME] [STATE SPECIFIC PAYMENT, PERSONNEL, REFERENCE, OR OTHER SETTLEMENT TERMS]. The proposed settlement payment is $[________], payable by [DATE OR EVENT], subject to a written agreement on final terms.
Please respond by [__/__/____] to [CONTACT NAME AND METHOD]. This is a requested settlement response date, not a statutory filing deadline.
Wis. Stat. § 111.39(1) permits the department to receive and investigate a complaint filed no more than 300 days after the alleged discrimination occurred. Sending this letter does not file that complaint or extend its filing period. [EMPLOYEE NAME] reserves the ability to use the applicable administrative process and any other available remedy.
Sincerely,
Signature: [________________________________]
Printed name and title: [________________________________]
Enclosures, if any: [________________________________]
About this template
- Last updated
- October 5, 2026
- Citations checked
- October 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Wisconsin
- Category
- Demand Letters
Legal authority
- Wis. Stat. § 111.321
- Wis. Stat. § 111.322(1)
- Wis. Stat. § 111.39(1)
A demand letter is a formal written request to fix a problem or pay what is owed, sent before anyone files a lawsuit. It gives the other side a real chance to settle, creates a record of your attempt to resolve things, and in many cases (unpaid debts, insurance claims, broken contracts) starts a legally required response window. A well-written demand letter lays out what happened, what you want, and a deadline to act, which is often enough to get results without ever going to court.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on October 5, 2026.
Wis. Stat. § 111.321 (checked October 5, 2026): "Subject to ss. 111.33 to 111.365, no employer, labor organization, employment agency, licensing agency, or other person may engage in any act of employment discrimination as specified in s. 111.322 against any individual on the basis of age, race, creed, color, disability, marital status, sex, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, military service, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours, or declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters."
Wis. Stat. § 111.322(1) (checked October 5, 2026): "To refuse to hire, employ, admit or license any individual, to bar or terminate from employment or labor organization membership any individual, or to discriminate against any individual in promotion, compensation or in terms, conditions or privileges of employment or labor organization membership because of any basis enumerated in s. 111.321."
Wis. Stat. § 111.39(1) (checked October 5, 2026): "The department may receive and investigate a complaint charging discrimination, discriminatory practices, unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing in a particular case if the complaint is filed with the department no more than 300 days after the alleged discrimination, unfair honesty testing or unfair genetic testing occurred."
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