HILMES v. DILHR

No. 88-0575.

147 Wis.2d 48 (1988)

433 N.W.2d 251

Mary J. HILMES, Petitioner-Respondent, v. DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY, LABOR & HUMAN RELATIONS, Respondent-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided October 5, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the respondent-appellant, the cause was submitted on the brief of Donald J. Hanaway, attorney general, and David C. Rice, assistant attorney general.

On behalf of the petitioner-respondent, the cause was submitted on the brief of Mary J. Hilmes, pro se.

Before Scott, C.J., Brown, P.J., and Nettesheim, J.


BROWN, P.J.

This case involves application of the 300-day statute of limitations contained in sec. 111.39, Stats., of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA). The statute requires that sexual discrimination complaints be "filed" within 300 days of the allegedly unlawful "occurrence." Sec. 111.39(1). The department on appeal argues that the circuit court erroneously defined "filing" as "mailing" rather than as "delivery...

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