Legal Opinion
Opinion No. Oag 18-81, (1981)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided April 7, 1981PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
GLENN L. HENRY, Corporation Counsel Dane County
You request my opinion on the following question:
Does the county board have authority to enact an ordinance requiring its contractors to agree to a policy of non-discrimination in employment which expands the number and nature of protected groups beyond those protected by state and federal equal employment opportunity laws?
Counties are not "contracting agencies of the state" within the meaning of sec. 16.765 (1), Stats., which requires the insertion of a provision in state contracts obligating the contractor not to discriminate in employment…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- County of Dane v. Department of Health & Social ServicesWisconsin Supreme Court · 1977
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human RelationsCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1978
- Spaulding v. Wood CountyWisconsin Supreme Court · 1935
- Dodge County v. KaiserWisconsin Supreme Court · 1943
- Opinion No. Oag 20-80, (1980), Wisconsin Attorney General Reports1980
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