What is WERC's open records policy?
Any person may make requests for records maintained by the WERC between the hours of 7:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday at the agency's Madison office. Such requests shall be directed to the agency's General Counsel [contact information] who is the designated legal custodian of such records.
Except as otherwise noted below, a person requesting copies of any record shall pay the actual necessary and direct cost of reproduction which is $0.10 per page. Any person asking to use the WERC's copying equipment to reproduce a record shall be allowed to do so at the first time said equipment is not being utilized for Commission business and shall be obligated to pay $0.07 per page. Should the WERC be asked to mail such copies, the requesting person will be obligated to pay the actual mailing costs pursuant to Sec. 19.35(3)(d), Stats. If WERC is asked to fax such copies, the requesting person will be obligated to pay $2.00 for the first page and $1.00 per page for each additional page.
Any party or representative of a party requesting a copy of a transcript in any statutory proceeding conducted by the WERC shall, pursuant to Sec. 19.35(3), Stats., pay the cost established by Secs. 111.09; 111.71; and 111.94, Stats. Any member of the public who is not an agent or representative of a party who requests a copy of a transcript shall pay $0.10 per page.
Any person requesting a copy of an award or decision shall pay $1.50 plus tax and postage if the document is available in pre-printed form; $0.10 per page plus tax and postage if the document is photocopied; and $5.00 plus tax if the document is faxed.
The following documents become available to the public upon request at the following points in the processing of the various case types involved:
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Type of Case |
Type of Document |
When Publicly Available |
How Obtained |
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Interest Arbitration |
final offers |
after WERC issuance of order initiating arbitration |
contact Commission investigator assigned to case or WERC Madison office [contact information] |
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Interest Arbitrator and Fact Finding |
award or recommendations |
after WERC receipt from arbitrator or fact finder |
contact WERC Madison office [contact information] |
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Statutory cases (complaint, representation, declaratory ruling) |
transcript or transcript portion requested |
at or after time reporter issues transcript to WERC and the parties |
contact Commission examiner assigned to case or WERC Madison office [contact information] |
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Statutory cases (complaint, representation, declaratory ruling) |
decision of examiner or commission |
after issuance |
contact WERC Madison office [contact information] |
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Grievance Arbitration heard by WERC-employed arbitrator |
award |
after issuance |
contact WERC Madison office [contact information] |
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This page is a public domain communication of the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. The URL of this page is {http://werc.wi.gov/open_records_policy.htm}. Last modified on 9 AUG 1998.
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