Supporting Law & Policy
The Universities of Wisconsin and UW-Madison non-discrimination policies and procedures comply with the following state and federal laws:
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, and national origin, including shared ancestry.
The Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex.
Age Discrimination Act of 1975, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of age.
Wisconsin Fair Employment Law, which prohibits employers, labor unions, and other agencies from discriminating against employees and job applicants because of age, arrest and/or conviction record, ancestry, color, national origin or race, creed, disability, genetic testing, honesty testing, marital status, military service, pregnancy or childbirth, sex, sexual orientation, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours.
Discrimination in Public Places of Accommodation or Amusement, which prohibits discrimination in places of business, recreation, fitness, restaurants, and other locations because of sex, ancestry, national origin, race, sexual orientation, disability or the presence of a service animal, color, creed, age (protected for lodging and minors are excluded).