Wisconsin: rules and deadlines at a glance

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Workers' comp deadlines · Workers' comp benefits · Paid leave programs · Minimum wage · Final paycheck rules · Unemployment benefits · Meal break laws · Tipped minimum wage · Payday frequency · Rest break laws · Noncompete laws

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Workers' comp deadlines Under review

Tell your employer	30 days (up to 2 years if the employer knew)
File a claim	6 years for traumatic injuries since 2006; 12 years in other cases; no limit for occupational disease

Workers' comp benefits Single detailed source

Waiting period	3 days
Waiting days paid back	After 7 days
Max weekly benefit (2026)	–

Paid leave programs

State program	No state paid leave or disability program
Status	No program

Minimum wage Checked on official source

State minimum wage	$7.25
Next change	No change scheduled

Final paycheck rules Single detailed source

If you are fired	Next payday or within 6 days of a demand, whichever is earlier
If you quit	Same

Unemployment benefits Single detailed source

Maximum weekly benefit	$370
How long it lasts	14 to 26 weeks

Meal break laws Checked on official source

Meal break required	No general requirement

Tipped minimum wage Checked on official source

Minimum cash wage	$2.33
Most tips can count	$4.92

Payday frequency Checked on official source

Required frequency	At least monthly

Rest break laws Checked on official source

Paid rest break	No state requirement

Noncompete laws Single detailed source

Noncompetes	Allowed if reasonable