Kelley Co. v. Marquardt

Elizabeth A. Marquardt appeals from an order of the circuit court which reversed an Equal Rights Division, Department of Industry, Labor and Human Relations (DILHR), Administrative Law Judge (ALJ). The ALJ concluded that upon return to work from maternity leave, Marquardt's employer, Kelley Company, Inc. failed to place her in an "equivalent employment position" in violation of sec. 103.10(8)(a)2, Stats, (position upon return from leave).1 In support of the circuit court reversal, the Kelley Company argues *48that the ALJ had no jurisdiction to hear the case because Marquardt's complaint to…