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SB673,44,624 102.26 (3) (b) 3. The claimant may request the insurer or self-insured employer
25to pay any compensation that is due the claimant by depositing the payment directly

1into an account maintained by the claimant at a financial institution. If the insurer
2or self-insured employer agrees to the request, the insurer or self-insured employer
3may deposit the payment by direct deposit, electronic funds transfer, or any other
4money transfer technique approved by the department or the division. The claimant
5may revoke a request under this subdivision at any time by providing appropriate
6written notice to the insurer or self-insured employer.
SB673,98 7Section 98. 102.26 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,44,128 102.26 (4) Any attorney or other person who charges or receives any fee in
9violation of this section may be required to forfeit double the amount retained by the
10attorney or other person, which forfeiture shall be collected by the state in an action
11in debt upon complaint of the department or the division. Out of the sum recovered
12the court shall direct payment to the injured party of the amount of the overcharge.
SB673,99 13Section 99. 102.27 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,44,2314 102.27 (2) (b) If a governmental unit provides public assistance under ch. 49
15to pay medical costs or living expenses related to a claim under this chapter and if
16the governmental unit has given the parties to the claim written notice stating that
17the governmental unit provided the assistance and the cost of that assistance, the
18department or the division shall order the employer or insurance carrier owing
19compensation to reimburse that governmental unit for the amount of assistance the
20governmental unit provided or two-thirds of the amount of the award or payment
21remaining after deduction of attorney fees and any other fees or costs chargeable
22under ch. 102, whichever is less. The department shall comply with this paragraph
23when making payments under s. 102.81.
SB673,100 24Section 100. 102.28 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.28 (3) (c) An employee who has signed a waiver under par. (a) 1. and an
2affidavit under par. (a) 2., who sustains an injury that, but for that waiver, the
3employer would be liable for under s. 102.03, who at the time of the injury was a
4member of a religious sect whose authorized representative has filed an affidavit
5under par. (a) 3. and an agreement under par. (a) 4., and who as a result of the injury
6becomes dependent on the religious sect for financial and medical assistance, or the
7employee's dependent, may request a hearing under s. 102.17 (1) to determine if the
8religious sect has provided the employee and his or her dependents with a standard
9of living and medical treatment that are reasonable when compared to the general
10standard of living and medical treatment for members of the religious sect. If, after
11hearing, the division department determines that the religious sect has not provided
12that standard of living or medical treatment, or both, the division department may
13order the religious sect to provide alternative benefits to that employee or his or her
14dependent, or both, in an amount that is reasonable under the circumstances, but
15not in excess of the benefits that the employee or dependent could have received
16under this chapter but for the waiver under par. (a) 1.
SB673,101 17Section 101. 102.28 (4) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,45,2118 102.28 (4) (c) After a hearing under par. (b), or without a hearing if one is not
19requested, the division department may issue an order to an employer to cease
20operations on a finding that the employer is an uninsured employer. If no hearing
21is requested, the department may issue such an order.
SB673,102 22Section 102. 102.29 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,46,823 102.29 (1) (b) (intro.) If a party entitled to notice cannot be found, the
24department shall become the agent of that party for the giving of a notice as required
25in par. (a) and the notice, when given to the department, shall include an affidavit

1setting forth the facts, including the steps taken to locate that party. Each party shall
2have an equal voice in the prosecution of the claim, and any disputes arising shall
3be passed upon by the court before whom the case is pending, and if no action is
4pending, then by a court of record or by the department or the division. If notice is
5given as provided in par. (a), the liability of the tort-feasor shall be determined as
6to all parties having a right to make claim and, irrespective of whether or not all
7parties join in prosecuting the claim, the proceeds of the claim shall be divided as
8follows:
SB673,103 9Section 103. 102.29 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,46,1510 102.29 (1) (c) If both the employee or the employee's personal representative
11or other person entitled to bring action, and the employer, compensation insurer, or
12department, join in the pressing of said claim and are represented by counsel, the
13attorney fees allowed as a part of the costs of collection shall be, unless otherwise
14agreed upon, divided between the attorneys for those parties as directed by the court
15or by the department or the division.
SB673,104 16Section 104. 102.29 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,46,2017 102.29 (1) (d) A settlement of a 3rd-party claim shall be void unless the
18settlement and the distribution of the proceeds of the settlement are approved by the
19court before whom the action is pending or, if no action is pending, then by a court
20of record or by the department or the division.
SB673,105 21Section 105. 102.29 (6m) (a) 1m. of the statutes is created to read:
SB673,46,2322 102.29 (6m) (a) 1m. The employee leasing company that employs the leased
23employee.
SB673,106 24Section 106 . 102.29 (6m) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.29 (6m) (a) 3. Any employee of the client, the employee leasing company
2that employs the leased employee,
or of that other an employee leasing company
3described in subd. 2., unless the leased employee who has the right to make a claim
4for compensation would have a right under s. 102.03 (2) to bring an action against
5the employee of the client, the employee leasing company that employs the leased
6employee,
or the leased employee of the other employee leasing company described
7in subd. 2.,
if the employees and leased employees were coemployees.
SB673,107 8Section 107. 102.30 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,47,149 102.30 (7) (a) The department or the division may order direct reimbursement
10out of the proceeds payable under this chapter for payments made under a
11nonindustrial insurance policy covering the same disability and expenses
12compensable under s. 102.42 when the claimant consents or when it is established
13that the payments under the nonindustrial insurance policy were improper. No
14attorney fee is due with respect to that reimbursement.
SB673,108 15Section 108 . 102.315 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,47,1916 102.315 (1) (c) “Divided workforce" means a workforce in which some of the
17employees of a client are leased employees and some of the employees of the client
18are not leased employees, but does not include a workforce with respect to a client
19that has elected to provide insurance coverage for leased employees under sub. (2m)
.
SB673,109 20Section 109 . 102.315 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,48,821 102.315 (2) Employee leasing company liable. An Except as otherwise
22provided in an employee leasing agreement that meets the requirements of sub.
23(2m), an
employee leasing company is liable under s. 102.03 for all compensation
24payable under this chapter to a leased employee, including any payments required
25under s. 102.16 (3), 102.18 (1) (b) 3. or (bp), 102.22 (1), 102.35 (3), 102.57, or 102.60.

1If a client that makes an election under sub. (2m) (a) terminates the election, fails
2to provide the required coverage, or allows coverage to lapse, the employee leasing
3company is liable under s. 102.03 as set forth in this subsection.
Except as permitted
4allowed under s. 102.29, an employee leasing company may not seek or receive
5reimbursement from another employer for any payments made as a result of that
6liability. An employee leasing company is not liable under s. 102.03 for any
7compensation payable under this chapter to an employee of a client who is not a
8leased employee.
SB673,110 9Section 110 . 102.315 (2e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB673,48,1610 102.315 (2e) Termination of employee leasing agreement. If an employee
11leasing company terminates an employee leasing agreement with a client that has
12made an election under sub. (2m) (a), the company shall provide notice of the
13termination of an employee leasing agreement to the department and the client, on
14a form prescribed by the department, at least 30 days before the termination of the
15employee leasing agreement. The notice provided under this subsection must
16contain all of the following information:
SB673,48,1817 (a) The name, mailing address, and federal employer identification number of
18the employee leasing company.
SB673,48,2019 (b) The name, mailing address, and federal employer identification number of
20the client.
SB673,48,2121 (c) The effective date of the termination of the employee leasing agreement.
SB673,48,2322 (d) The signatures of the authorized representatives of the client and the
23employee leasing company.
SB673,111 24Section 111 . 102.315 (2m) of the statutes is created to read:
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1102.315 (2m) Client election to provide insurance coverage. (a) A client
2may elect to provide insurance coverage under this chapter for leased employees.
3Such an election must be provided in an employee leasing agreement, and the leased
4employees must be insured in the voluntary market and not under a mandatory
5risk-sharing plan under s. 619.01.
SB673,49,106 (b) The client shall provide notice of an election or termination of an election
7under par. (a) to the department and the employee leasing company on a form
8prescribed by the department at least 30 days before the effective date of the election
9or termination of the election. The notice provided under this subsection must
10contain all of the following information:
SB673,49,1211 1. The name, mailing address, and federal employer identification number of
12the client.
SB673,49,1413 2. The name, mailing address, and federal employer identification number of
14the employee leasing company.
SB673,49,1515 3. The effective date of the employee leasing agreement.
SB673,49,1716 4. The signatures of the authorized representatives of the client and the
17employee leasing company.
SB673,49,2118 (c) A client that elects to provide insurance coverage under par. (a) is liable
19under s. 102.03 for all compensation payable to a leased employee, including any
20payments required under s. 102.16 (3), 102.18 (1) (b) 3. or (bp), 102.22 (1), 102.35 (3),
21102.57, or 102.60.
SB673,49,2522 (d) If a client makes an election under par. (a), the employee leasing company
23shall include the client's federal employer identification number on any reports to the
24department for the purposes of administering the worker's compensation program
25or the unemployment insurance program under ch. 108.
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1(e) The experience rating under the standards and criteria under ss. 626.11 and
2626.12 remain with a client that makes an election under par. (a).
SB673,112 3Section 112 . 102.315 (2s) of the statutes is created to read:
SB673,50,54 102.315 (2s) Claim reporting. Any claim filed under this chapter for a leased
5employee shall include the client's federal employer identification number.
SB673,113 6Section 113. 102.32 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,50,117 102.32 (1m) (intro.) In any case in which compensation payments for an injury
8have extended or will extend over 6 months or more after the date of the injury or in
9any case in which death benefits are payable, any party in interest may, in the
10discretion of the department or the division, be discharged from, or compelled to
11guarantee, future compensation payments by doing any of the following:
SB673,114 12Section 114. 102.32 (1m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,50,1613 102.32 (1m) (a) Depositing the present value of the total unpaid compensation
14upon a 5 percent interest discount basis with a credit union, savings bank, savings
15and loan association, bank, or trust company designated by the department or the
16division
.
SB673,115 17Section 115. 102.32 (1m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,50,1918 102.32 (1m) (c) Making payment in gross upon a 5 percent interest discount
19basis to be approved by the department or the division.
SB673,116 20Section 116. 102.32 (1m) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,51,921 102.32 (1m) (d) In cases in which the time for making payments or the amounts
22of payments cannot be definitely determined, furnishing a bond, or other security,
23satisfactory to the department or the division for the payment of compensation as
24may be due or become due. The acceptance of the bond, or other security, and the form
25and sufficiency of the bond or other security, shall be subject to the approval of the

1department or the division. If the employer or insurer is unable or fails to
2immediately procure the bond, the employer or insurer, in lieu of procuring the bond,
3shall deposit with a credit union, savings bank, savings and loan association, bank,
4or trust company designated by the department or the division the maximum
5amount that may reasonably become payable in those cases, to be determined by the
6department or the division at amounts consistent with the extent of the injuries and
7the law. The bonds and deposits may be reduced only to satisfy claims and may be
8withdrawn only after the claims which they are to guarantee are fully satisfied or
9liquidated under par. (a), (b), or (c).
SB673,117 10Section 117. 102.32 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,51,1711 102.32 (5) Any insured employer may, in the discretion of the department or
12the division
, compel the insurer to discharge, or to guarantee payment of, the
13employer's liabilities in any case described in sub. (1m) and by that discharge or
14guarantee release the employer from liability for compensation in that case, except
15that if for any reason a bond furnished or deposit made under sub. (1m) (d) does not
16fully protect the beneficiary of the bond or deposit, the compensation insurer or
17insured employer, as the case may be, shall still be liable to that beneficiary.
SB673,118 18Section 118. 102.32 (6m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,52,219 102.32 (6m) The department or the division may direct an advance on a
20payment of unaccrued compensation for permanent disability or death benefits if the
21department or the division determines that the advance payment is in the best
22interest of the injured employee or the employee's dependents. In directing the
23advance, the department or the division shall give the employer or the employer's
24insurer an interest credit against its liability. The credit shall be computed at 5

1percent. An injured employee or dependent may receive no more than 3 advance
2payments per calendar year.
SB673,119 3Section 119. 102.32 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,52,74 102.32 (7) No lump sum settlement shall be allowed in any case of permanent
5total disability upon an estimated life expectancy, except upon consent of all parties,
6after hearing and finding by the division department that the interests of the injured
7employee will be conserved by the lump sum settlement.
SB673,120 8Section 120. 102.33 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,52,139 102.33 (1) The department and the division shall print and furnish free to any
10employer or employee any blank forms that are necessary to facilitate efficient
11administration of this chapter. The department and the division shall keep any
12record books or records that are necessary for the proper and efficient administration
13of this chapter.
SB673,121 14Section 121. 102.33 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,52,1715 102.33 (2) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b) and (c), the records of the
16department, the division, and the commission, related to the administration of this
17chapter are subject to inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
SB673,122 18Section 122. 102.33 (2) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,53,619 102.33 (2) (b) (intro.) Except as provided in this paragraph and par. (d), a record
20maintained by the department, the division, or the commission that reveals the
21identity of an employee who claims worker's compensation benefits, the nature of the
22employee's claimed injury, the employee's past or present medical condition, the
23extent of the employee's disability, or the amount, type, or duration of benefits paid
24to the employee and a record maintained by the department that reveals any
25financial information provided to the department by a self-insured employer or by

1an applicant for exemption under s. 102.28 (2) (b) are confidential and not open to
2public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1). The department , the division, or the
3commission may deny a request made under s. 19.35 (1) or, subject to s. 102.17 (2m)
4and (2s), refuse to honor a subpoena issued by an attorney of record in a civil or
5criminal action or special proceeding to inspect and copy a record that is confidential
6under this paragraph, unless one of the following applies:
SB673,123 7Section 123. 102.33 (2) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,53,128 102.33 (2) (b) 1. The requester is the employee who is the subject of the record
9or an attorney or authorized agent of that employee. An attorney or authorized agent
10of an employee who is the subject of a record shall provide a written authorization
11for inspection and copying from the employee if requested by the department, the
12division,
or the commission.
SB673,124 13Section 124. 102.33 (2) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,53,2514 102.33 (2) (b) 2. The record that is requested contains confidential information
15concerning a worker's compensation claim and the requester is an insurance carrier
16or employer that is a party to any worker's compensation claim involving the same
17employee or an attorney or authorized agent of that insurance carrier or employer,
18except that the department, the division, or the commission is not required to do a
19random search of its records and may require the requester to provide the
20approximate date of the injury and any other relevant information that would assist
21the department, the division, or the commission in finding the record requested. An
22attorney or authorized agent of an insurance carrier or employer that is a party to
23an employee's worker's compensation claim shall provide a written authorization for
24inspection and copying from the insurance carrier or employer if requested by the
25department, the division, or the commission.
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1Section 125. 102.33 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,54,32 102.33 (2) (b) 4. A court of competent jurisdiction in this state orders the
3department, the division, or the commission to release the record.
SB673,126 4Section 126 . 102.33 (2) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB673,54,105 102.33 (2) (b) 7. The requester is the department of health services, a county
6department of social services under s. 46.215 or 46.22, or a county department of
7human services under s. 46.23, and the request is limited to the name and address
8of the employee who is the subject of the record, the name and address of the
9employee's employer, and any financial information about that employee contained
10in the record.
SB673,127 11Section 127. 102.33 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,54,1712 102.33 (2) (c) A record maintained by the department , the division, or the
13commission that contains employer or insurer information obtained from the
14Wisconsin compensation rating bureau under s. 102.31 (8) or 626.32 (1) (a) is
15confidential and not open to public inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1) unless the
16Wisconsin compensation rating bureau authorizes public inspection or copying of
17that information.
SB673,128 18Section 128. 102.33 (2) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,55,919 102.33 (2) (d) 2. The department, the division, or the commission may release
20information that is confidential under par. (b) to a government unit, an institution
21of higher education, or a nonprofit research organization for purposes of research and
22may release information that is confidential under par. (c) to those persons for that
23purpose if the Wisconsin compensation rating bureau authorizes that release. A
24government unit, institution of higher education, or nonprofit research organization
25may not permit inspection or disclosure of any information released to it under this

1subdivision that is confidential under par. (b) unless the department, the division,
2or the commission authorizes that inspection or disclosure and may not permit
3inspection or disclosure of any information released to it under this subdivision that
4is confidential under par. (c) unless the department, the division, or the commission,
5and the Wisconsin compensation rating bureau, authorize the inspection or
6disclosure. A government unit, institution of higher education, or nonprofit research
7organization that obtains any confidential information under this subdivision for
8purposes of research shall provide the results of that research free of charge to the
9person that released or authorized the release of that information.
SB673,129 10Section 129. 102.35 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,55,1911 102.35 (3) Any employer who without reasonable cause refuses to rehire an
12employee who is injured in the course of employment, when suitable employment is
13available within the employee's physical and mental limitations, upon order of the
14department or the division, has exclusive liability to pay to the employee, in addition
15to other benefits, the wages lost during the period of such refusal, not exceeding one
16year's wages. In determining the availability of suitable employment the
17continuance in business of the employer shall be considered and any written rules
18promulgated by the employer with respect to seniority or the provisions of any
19collective bargaining agreement with respect to seniority shall govern.
SB673,130 20Section 130. 102.42 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,56,1721 102.42 (1) Treatment of employee. The Subject to the limitations under sub.
22(1p), the
employer shall supply such medical, surgical, chiropractic, psychological,
23podiatric, dental, and hospital treatment, medicines, medical and surgical supplies,
24crutches, artificial members, appliances, and training in the use of artificial
25members and appliances, or, at the option of the employee, Christian Science

1treatment in lieu of medical treatment, medicines, and medical supplies, as may be
2reasonably required to cure and relieve from the effects of the injury, and to attain
3efficient use of artificial members and appliances, and in case of the employer's
4neglect or refusal seasonably to do so, or in emergency until it is practicable for the
5employee to give notice of injury, the employer shall be liable for the reasonable
6expense incurred by or on behalf of the employee in providing such treatment,
7medicines, supplies, and training. When the employer has knowledge of the injury
8and the necessity for treatment, the employer's failure to tender the necessary
9treatment, medicines, supplies, and training constitutes such neglect or refusal. The
10employer shall also be liable for reasonable expense incurred by the employee for
11necessary treatment to cure and relieve the employee from the effects of occupational
12disease prior to the time that the employee knew or should have known the nature
13of his or her disability and its relation to employment, and as to such treatment subs.
14(2) and (3) shall not apply. The obligation to furnish such treatment and appliances
15shall continue as required to prevent further deterioration in the condition of the
16employee or to maintain the existing status of such condition whether or not healing
17is completed.
SB673,131 18Section 131. 102.42 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,57,319 102.42 (1m) Liability for unnecessary treatment. If an employee who has
20sustained a compensable injury undertakes in good faith invasive treatment that is
21generally medically acceptable, but that is unnecessary, the employer shall pay
22disability indemnity for all disability incurred as a result of that treatment. An
23employer is not liable for disability indemnity for any disability incurred as a result
24of any unnecessary treatment undertaken in good faith that is noninvasive or not
25medically acceptable. This subsection applies to all findings that an employee has

1sustained a compensable injury, whether the finding results from a hearing, the
2default of a party, or a compromise or stipulation confirmed by the department or the
3division
.
SB673,132 4Section 132. 102.42 (1p) of the statutes is created to read:
SB673,57,85 102.42 (1p) Liability for treatment of certain mental injuries. The employer
6of an employee whose injury is a mental injury that is compensable under s. 102.17
7(9) is liable for the employee's treatment of the mental injury for no more than 32
8weeks after the injury is first reported.
SB673,133 9Section 133. 102.42 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,57,2110 102.42 (6) Treatment rejected by employee. Unless the employee has elected
11Christian Science treatment in lieu of medical, surgical, dental, or hospital
12treatment, no compensation shall be payable for the death or disability of an
13employee, if the death is caused, or insofar as the disability may be aggravated,
14caused, or continued by an unreasonable refusal or neglect to submit to or follow any
15competent and reasonable medical, surgical, or dental treatment or, in the case of
16tuberculosis, by refusal or neglect to submit to or follow hospital or medical
17treatment when found by the department or the division to be necessary. The right
18to compensation accruing during a period of refusal or neglect to submit to or follow
19hospital or medical treatment when found by the department or the division to be
20necessary in the case of tuberculosis shall be barred, irrespective of whether
21disability was aggravated, caused, or continued by that refusal or neglect.
SB673,134 22Section 134. 102.42 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,58,523 102.42 (8) Award to state employee. Whenever the department or the division
24makes an award on behalf of a state employee, the department or the division shall
25file duplicate copies of the award with the subunit of the department of

1administration responsible for risk management. Upon receipt of the copies of the
2award, the department of administration shall promptly issue a voucher in payment
3of the award from the proper appropriation under s. 20.865 (1) (fm), (kr) or (ur), and
4shall transmit one copy of the voucher and the award to the officer, department, or
5agency by whom the affected employee is employed.
SB673,135 6Section 135. 102.425 (4m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,58,127 102.425 (4m) (a) The department has jurisdiction under this subsection, the
8department and the division have jurisdiction under s.
and ss. 102.16 (1m) (c), and
9the division has jurisdiction under s. 102.17 to resolve a dispute between a
10pharmacist or practitioner and an employer or insurer over the reasonableness of the
11amount charged for a prescription drug dispensed under sub. (2) for outpatient use
12by an injured employee who claims benefits under this chapter.
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