Stern v. Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission

¶ 1. The subject of this appeal is a decision by Wisconsin Employment Relations Committee (WERC) dismissing Barry Stern's appeal of his discharge from employment with the Department of Workforce Development (DWD). The circuit court concluded that DWD had waived the matter of the timeliness of Stern's appeal to WERC and remanded for WERC to determine whether Stern had permanent status at the time of his discharge from DWD employment, including a determination of the validity of the extension of his probation. WERC and DWD appeal the circuit court's order.

¶ 2. We resolve the issues raised on…