Civil rights director argues proposed employment legislation could burden employers

Under a bill in the legislature, municipalities like the city of Madison couldn’t write or enforce their own laws about employment discrimination.

That would stop a national trend of “burdening employees and employers alike with excessive regulation,” author of the proposal state Sen. Chris Kapenga, R-Delafield, has said.

But on WKOW-TV’s political talk show “Capital City Sunday,” Norman Davis, civil rights director for the city of Madison, argued that the legislation could create a greater burden on employers by taking up more of their time.