Grothman Proposed Eliminating The Mandatory Day Off For Wisconsin Workers. According to the La Crosse Tribune, Grothman circulated a bill that would have rolled back a state law requiring businesses to provide employees with at least one 24-hour period of rest per calendar week. Grothman said, "Right now in Wisconsin, you're not supposed to work seven days in a row, which is a little ridiculous because all sorts of people want to work seven days a week." Critics warned the proposal would allow employers to force workers into overtime or face termination. [La Crosse Tribune, 1/13/14]
Grothman Authored The Repeal Of Wisconsin's Equal Pay Act, Then Said "Money Is More Important For Men." According to the Cap Times, Grothman authored Senate Bill 202, which repealed Wisconsin's Equal Pay Enforcement Act on a party-line vote. According to PolitiFact, when shown a study documenting that college-educated women earn only 80% as much as similarly educated men, Grothman responded, "You could argue that money is more important for men." Not a single lawsuit had been filed under the Equal Pay Act since it became law in 2009, yet during that time Wisconsin women's median earnings rose 3% and the state jumped 12 spots in gender earnings parity rankings. [Cap Times, Viewed 2/16/26; PolitiFact, 11/17/14]
Grothman Called For Laying Off 100,000 To 200,000 Federal Workers, Saying They Are "Not Working Very Hard At All." According to Urban Milwaukee, Grothman said on Wisconsin Public Radio, "I would certainly hope that President Trump would step up and let go — certainly in the Department of Defense, probably other departments, as well — find (100,000) or 200,000 jobs that are not necessary." Grothman added, "A lot of these people are not working very hard at all. To keep hiring people, many with over six-figure salaries when they aren't working that hard, that's just irresponsible." Wisconsin has approximately 18,000 civilian federal employees. [Urban Milwaukee, 10/5/25]