WI AB430

Removes the word "criminal" from Wisconsin's fair employment law exceptions, allowing employers and licensing agencies to consider any pending charge (not just criminal charges) when the charge circumstances substantially relate to the job or licensed activity

Responds to the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling in Oconomowoc Area School District v. Cota (2025 WI 11), which held that arrest record protections extend to noncriminal offenses

Amends sections 111.335 (2)(b) and 111.335 (4)(a) of Wisconsin statutes governing employment discrimination based on arrest records

Maintains the existing "substantial relationship" test requiring that the pending charge must relate to the circumstances of the particular job or licensed activity before adverse employment action is permitted