| Right-to-disconnect law | No statewide law |
| Electronic monitoring disclosure | Federal floor only |
| Expense reimbursement mandatory | Permissive (FLSA floor) |
| State personal income tax | Yes (7.65% top rate) |
Wisconsin has no right-to-disconnect law and no pending legislation.
Wisconsin is a one-party consent state under Wis. Stat. § 968.31. An employer who is a party to the communication (or has consent of one party) may record it. Federal ECPA permits monitoring of business communications on employer-owned systems with a written acceptable-use policy.
Wisconsin has no statute requiring employers to reimburse remote workers for home-office expenses. The only floor is the federal FLSA minimum-wage rule. However, Wisconsin's preservation of the 2% AGI miscellaneous itemized deduction means unreimbursed home-office costs may be partially deductible on your state return - a rare benefit since TCJA eliminated this deduction federally.
Wisconsin has a progressive state income tax topping out at 7.65% on income above approximately $315,310 (single) / $420,420 (joint). Notably, Wisconsin did NOT fully conform to the federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act elimination of miscellaneous itemized deductions - Wisconsin Form 1 still allows certain miscellaneous itemized deductions, including unreimbursed employee business expenses, subject to a 2% AGI floor.
Wisconsin conforms broadly to federal AGI. An accountable-plan stipend is not taxable. A flat unsubstantiated stipend is taxable W-2 wages federally and at WI's progressive rates (up to 7.65%). Wisconsin twist: if your employer does NOT reimburse, you may still be able to claim a state-level miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee expenses above the 2% AGI floor on Wisconsin Schedule 1 - a deduction eliminated federally by TCJA.Wisconsin remote-work activity concentrates in Milwaukee / Madison and adjacent metros, with Northwestern Mutual (Milwaukee), Kohl's (Menomonee Falls), American Family Insurance (Madison) among the larger remote-friendly headquarters. State-level BLS Telework Supplement micro-data was not retrievable at verification time; the national figure (~19-23% any-telework) is the closest available baseline.
Top remote-hub metro: Milwaukee / Madison
Notable remote-work employers headquartered in Wisconsin:
Our sister site CeoCult covers the federal + Wisconsin home-office tax deduction methodology in detail, including IRS Form 8829, the simplified $5/sq ft method, and the state-specific quirks for Wisconsin filers.
No, unless your contract or company policy requires it. Wisconsin has no statutory reimbursement mandate. However, Wisconsin uniquely preserves the 2% AGI miscellaneous itemized deduction on its state return - so unreimbursed home-office costs may be partially deductible on Wisconsin Form 1 Schedule 1, even though TCJA killed that deduction federally.
Generally yes, on employer-owned systems. Wisconsin is a one-party consent state under Wis. Stat. § 968.31.
Usually yes. A flat unsubstantiated monthly stipend is taxable W-2 wages federally and at Wisconsin's progressive rates (up to 7.65%). If your employer doesn't reimburse, check Wisconsin Form 1 Schedule 1 - you may be able to claim a state-level miscellaneous itemized deduction for unreimbursed employee expenses above the 2% AGI floor.
No. Wisconsin has no statute requiring employers to honor after-hours boundaries.