Schachtner v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations, Equal Rights Division

Charlotte Schachtner appeals from a circuit court judgment which affirmed a Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations, Equal Rights Division, order barring Schachtner from proceeding against Sentry Foods under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act (WFEA). On appeal Schachtner argues that the "exclusive remedy” provision of the worker’s compensation act, sec. 102.03(2), Stats., does not bar her from proceeding under WFEA. We reject Schachtner’s arguments and affirm the judgment.

Schachtner worked for Sentry Foods, a division of the Godfrey Company, for twelve years. On October 30, 1984, she…