Section 221.02. Definitions.

  In addition to those terms defined in s. 106.52 , Stats., the following are definitions for terms used in this chapter:

(1)  "Act" means s. 106.52 , Stats., unless the context requires otherwise.

(2)  "Administrative law judge" means the examiner appointed to conduct hearings under the act.

(3)  "Day," when used in time computations in these rules, means a calendar day, except that if the last day of the time period is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the last day shall be the next business day.

(4)  "Department" means the department of workforce development.

(5)  "Division" means the equal rights division of the department.

(6)  "Filing" means the physical receipt of a document at any division office.

(7)  "Person" includes, but is not limited to, one or more individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, joint stock companies, trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, or trustees or receivers in bankruptcy.

(8)  "Probable cause" means a reasonable ground for belief, supported by facts and circumstances strong enough in themselves to warrant a prudent person to believe, that discrimination probably has been or is being committed.

(9)  "Test" means a simulation of any transaction covered by the act for the purpose of comparing the responses given by persons such as owners and operators of places of public accommodations or amusements to individuals such as customers, patients or patrons of places of public accommodations or amusements to determine whether discrimination as defined under s. 106.52 (3) , Stats., is being or has been committed.

History: Cr. Register, September, 1994, No. 465 , eff. 10-1-94; corrections in (intro.), (1) and (9) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, December, 2000, No. 540 ; correction in (9) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register March 2004 No. 579 , eff. 4-1-04.