KNIGHT v. LIRC

No. 97-1606.

220 Wis.2d 137 (1998)

582 N.W.2d 448

James KNIGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LABOR & INDUSTRY REVIEW COMMISSION of the Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, and The Prudential Insurance Company of America, Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Decided May 13, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Mark E. Larson of Gutglass, Erickson & Bonville, S.C. of Milwaukee.

On behalf of the defendant-respondent Labor and Industry Review Commission, the cause was submitted on the brief of James E. Doyle, attorney general, and Nadim Sahar, assistant attorney general. On behalf of the defendant-respondent The Prudential Insurance Company of America, the cause was submitted on the briefs of David B. Kern and Peggy C. Nowicki of Quarles & Brady of Milwaukee.

Before Snyder, P.J., Nettesheim and Anderson, JJ.


SNYDER, P.J.

James Knight appeals from a circuit court order affirming a decision by the Labor and Industry Review Commission (LIRC) that the Prudential Insurance Company of America did not discriminate against him on the basis of his conviction record in violation of the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA). LIRC found, inter alia, that Knight was not qualified for the position of district agent because his felony conviction statutorily disqualified him from registration...

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