Division of Family and Economic Security, Bureau of Working Families Wisconsin Works (W-2) Manual

8.4.2 Employee Displacement Grievance Procedure

W-2W-2Wisconsin Works work training providers/employers must inform their employees not enrolled in W-2 of the right to file a grievance and of the procedure for doing so.

Appropriate notification methods are provided in the Wisconsin Works W-2 Employee Displacement Grievance Policy (13121-P). Work training providers/employers must inform the W-2 agency of the notification method being used.

An employee of a W-2 work-training provider/employer, who is not enrolled in W-2, may file a complaint with the local JCCCJCCCJob Center Complaint Coordinator if they believe:

• They or another employee was unlawfully terminated to create a vacancy for a person in a W-2 employment position (i.e., TEMPTEMPTrial Employment Match Program, CSJCSJCommunity Service Job, or W-2 TW-2 TW-2 Transition placement); or
• A person in a W-2 employment position has been unlawfully placed in a vacancy created by a labor dispute.

Complaints of displacement must follow the procedure outlined in the Wisconsin Works W-2 Employee Displacement Grievance Policy (13121-P).

8.4.2.1 Penalties for Engaging in Prohibited Displacement Practices

W-2W-2Wisconsin Works work training providers/employers that engage in any of the prohibited displacement practices outlined in the Wisconsin Works Employee Displacement Grievance Policy (13121-P), are subject to the following penalties:

• Termination of all existing W-2 work training site agreements after ensuring appropriate reassignment for any W-2 participants assigned to the provider/employer.
• Termination of grants from DFES or its contractors and disqualification from future grants.
• Disqualification from future W-2 work training site agreements with DFES or DFES contractors.

History: Release 24-13.