The differences of antidiscrimination between Wisconsin and Federal There are differences between the WFEA and the ADA and it is in the definition of disabled under each law. The ADA defines an individual that qualifies with a disability as an employee with a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities. Under the WFEA, an employee that qualifies for a disability is one who has a physical or mental impairment that makes success unusually difficult or limits the capacity to work in their current position. The "limits the capacity to work" language has no counterpart in the ADA. (“Harassment in the workplace - Wisconsin department of workforce development,” n.d.) Under the ADA, there has
