Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 53-81, (1981)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided October 2, 1981Published
1Opinion of the Court
DENNIS LIEDER, District Attorney Burnett County
You ask whether sec. 53.41, Stats., which requires that at least one jailer on duty be of the same sex as the prisoners in any jail, is in conflict with state and federal laws prohibiting sex discrimination in employment.
It is my opinion that sec. 53.41, Stats., does not conflict with the prohibition against sex discrimination contained in the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, secs. 111.31-111.37, Stats., because the statutes were amended simultaneously and the specific requirement of sec. 53.41, Stats., must be given effect over the Act's general…
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- Forts v. WardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
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