Albrechtsen v. Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

¶ 1. Steven Albrechtsen, a University of Wisconsin employee, appeals a circuit court order that affirmed a decision of the Wisconsin Personnel Commission.1 The Commission concluded that, when Albrechtsen commenced an action in federal *149court alleging a violation of Wis. Stat. § 230.83(1) (2003-04) (prohibiting retaliation for "whistleblow-ing"),2 it lost jurisdiction over his earlier complaint to the Commission alleging the same violation. Albrecht-sen claims the Commission erred in so concluding, or, alternatively, that the University either waived its jurisdictional argument or should be…