A judge in Waukesha County is temporarily blocking state health officials from releasing the names of businesses with employee COVID cases.
The order will remain in effect for five days. It was issued after Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce filed a lawsuit Thursday to stop the state from identifying employers with at least two workers with positive COVID tests.
Media outlets requested the information and Governor Evers said the state was complying with their requests.
WMC argued the records are protected by patient confidentiality laws and that disclosure would harm businesses by “effectively blacklisting them.”
