Wisconsin paid $3.1 million due to employee mistakes

(The Center Square) – In the past three years, the state of Wisconsin has paid millions to settle claims that stemmed from car crashes, inmate complaints, discrimination and other allegations against its employees, according to data obtained by The Center Square.

The state made about $3.1 million worth of the claim payments, mostly for traffic incidents. But it also paid hundreds of thousands of dollars to prison inmates and to one university employee who claimed she was compelled to resign from her diversity-related job because she is white.