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SB673,81 4Section 81. 102.18 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB673,38,105 102.18 (2) The department shall have and maintain on its staff such examiners
6as are necessary to hear and decide claims and to assist in the effective
7administration of this chapter. Those examiners shall be attorneys and may be
8designated as administrative law judges. Those examiners may make findings and
9orders and may approve, review, set aside, modify, or confirm stipulations of
10settlement or compromises of claims for compensation.
SB673,82 11Section 82. 102.18 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,39,312 102.18 (3) A party in interest may petition the commission for review of an
13examiner's decision awarding or denying compensation if the department, the
14division,
or the commission receives the petition within 21 days after the department
15or the division mailed a copy of the examiner's findings and order to the last-known
16addresses of the parties in interest. The commission shall dismiss a petition that is
17not filed within those 21 days unless the petitioner shows that the petition was filed
18late for a reason that was beyond the petitioner's control. If no petition is filed within
19those 21 days, the findings or order shall be considered final unless set aside,
20reversed, or modified by the examiner within that time. If the findings or order are
21set aside by the examiner, the status shall be the same as prior to the setting aside
22of
the findings or order that were set aside. If the findings or order are reversed or
23modified by the examiner, the time for filing a petition commences on the date on
24which notice of the reversal or modification is mailed to the last-known addresses
25of the parties in interest. The commission shall either affirm, reverse, set aside, or

1modify the findings or order, in whole or in part, or direct the taking of additional
2evidence. The commission's action shall be based on a review of the evidence
3submitted.
SB673,83 4Section 83. 102.18 (4) (c) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,39,65 102.18 (4) (c) 3. Remand the case to the department or the division for further
6proceedings.
SB673,84 7Section 84. 102.18 (4) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,39,148 102.18 (4) (d) While a petition for review by the commission is pending or after
9entry of an order or award by the commission but before commencement of an action
10for judicial review or expiration of the period in which to commence an action for
11judicial review, the commission shall remand any compromise presented to it to the
12department or the division for consideration and approval or rejection under s.
13102.16 (1). Presentation of a compromise does not affect the period in which to
14commence an action for judicial review.
SB673,85 15Section 85. 102.18 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,39,2516 102.18 (5) If it appears to the division department that a mistake may have
17been made as to cause of injury in the findings, order, or award upon an alleged injury
18based on accident, when in fact the employee was suffering from an occupational
19disease, within 3 years after the date of the findings, order, or award the division
20department may, upon its own motion, with or without hearing, set aside the
21findings, order or award, or the division department may take that action upon
22application made within those 3 years. After an opportunity for hearing, the division
23department may, if in fact the employee is suffering from disease arising out of the
24employment, make new findings, and a new order or award, or the division
25department may reinstate the previous findings, order, or award.
SB673,86
1Section 86. 102.18 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,40,62 102.18 (6) In case of disease arising out of employment, the division
3department may from time to time review its findings, order, or award, and make
4new findings, or a new order or award, based on the facts regarding disability or
5otherwise as those facts may appear at the time of the review. This subsection shall
6not affect the application of the limitation in s. 102.17 (4).
SB673,87 7Section 87. 102.195 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,40,14 8102.195 Employees confined in institutions; payment of benefits. In
9case an employee is adjudged mentally ill or incompetent or convicted of a felony, and
10is confined in a public institution and has wholly dependent upon the employee for
11support a person whose dependency is determined as if the employee were deceased,
12compensation payable during the period of the employee's confinement may be paid
13to the employee and the employee's dependents in such manner, for such time, and
14in such amount as the department or division by order provides.
SB673,88 15Section 88. 102.22 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,41,616 102.22 (1) If the employer or his or her insurer inexcusably delays in making
17the first payment that is due an injured employee for more than 30 days after the date
18on which the employee leaves work as a result of an injury and if the amount due is
19$500 or more, the payments as to which the delay is found shall be increased by 10
20percent. If the employer or his or her insurer inexcusably delays in making the first
21payment that is due an injured employee for more than 14 days after the date on
22which the employee leaves work as a result of an injury, the payments as to which
23the delay is found may be increased by 10 percent. If the employer or his or her
24insurer inexcusably delays for any length of time in making any other payment that
25is due an injured employee, the payments as to which the delay is found may be

1increased by 10 percent. If the delay is chargeable to the employer and not to the
2insurer, s. 102.62 applies and the relative liability of the parties shall be fixed and
3discharged as provided in that section. The department or the division may also
4order the employer or insurance carrier to reimburse the employee for any finance
5charges, collection charges, or interest that the employee paid as a result of the
6inexcusable delay by the employer or insurance carrier.
SB673,89 7Section 89. 102.22 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,41,158 102.22 (2) If any sum that the department or the division orders to be paid is
9not paid when due, that sum shall bear interest at the rate of 10 percent per year.
10The state is liable for interest on awards issued against it under this chapter. The
11department or the division has jurisdiction to issue an award for payment of interest
12under this subsection at any time within one year after the date of its order or, if the
13order is appealed, within one year after final court determination. Interest awarded
14under this subsection becomes due from the date the examiner's order becomes final
15or from the date of a decision by the commission, whichever is later.
SB673,90 16Section 90. 102.23 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,41,2017 102.23 (2) Upon the trial of an action for review of an order or award, the court
18shall disregard any irregularity or error of the commission, or the the department,
19or the division unless it is made to affirmatively appear that the plaintiff was
20damaged by that irregularity or error.
SB673,91 21Section 91. 102.23 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,41,2422 102.23 (3) The record in any case shall be transmitted to the department or the
23division
within 5 days after expiration of the time for appeal from the order or
24judgment of the court, unless an appeal is taken from that order or judgment.
SB673,92 25Section 92. 102.23 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1102.23 (5) When an action for review involves only the question of liability as
2between the employer and one or more insurance companies or as between several
3insurance companies, a party that has been ordered by the department, the division,
4the commission, or a court to pay compensation is not relieved from paying
5compensation as ordered.
SB673,93 6Section 93. 102.24 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,42,157 102.24 (2) After the commencement of an action to review any order or award
8of the commission, the parties may have the record remanded by the court for such
9time and under such condition as the parties may provide, for the purpose of having
10the department or the division act upon the question of approving or disapproving
11any settlement or compromise that the parties may desire to have so approved. If
12approved, the action shall be at an end and judgment may be entered upon the
13approval as upon an award. If not approved, the department or the division shall
14immediately return the record to the circuit court and the action shall proceed as if
15no remand had been made.
SB673,94 16Section 94. 102.25 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,43,317 102.25 (1) Any party aggrieved by a judgment entered upon the review of any
18order or award may appeal the judgment within the period specified in s. 808.04 (1).
19A trial court may not require the commission or any party to the action to execute,
20serve, or file an undertaking under s. 808.07 or to serve, or secure approval of, a
21transcript of the notes of the stenographic reporter or the tape of the recording
22machine. The state is a party aggrieved under this subsection if a judgment is
23entered upon the review confirming any order or award against the state. At any
24time before the case is set down for hearing in the court of appeals or the supreme
25court, the parties may have the record remanded by the court to the department or

1the division
in the same manner and for the same purposes as provided for
2remanding from the circuit court to the department or the division under s. 102.24
3(2).
SB673,95 4Section 95. 102.26 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,43,175 102.26 (2) Unless previously authorized by the department or the division, no
6fee may be charged or received for the enforcement or collection of any claim for
7compensation nor may any contract for that enforcement or collection be enforceable
8when that fee, inclusive of all taxable attorney fees paid or agreed to be paid for that
9enforcement or collection, exceeds 20 percent of the amount at which the claim is
10compromised or of the amount awarded, adjudged, or collected, except that in cases
11of admitted liability in which there is no dispute as to the amount of compensation
12due and in which no hearing or appeal is necessary, the fee charged may not exceed
1310 percent, but not to exceed $250, of the amount at which the claim is compromised
14or of the amount awarded, adjudged, or collected. The limitation as to fees shall
15apply to the combined charges of attorneys, solicitors, representatives, and adjusters
16who knowingly combine their efforts toward the enforcement or collection of any
17compensation claim.
SB673,96 18Section 96. 102.26 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB673,43,2219 102.26 (3) (b) 1. Subject to sub. (2), upon application of any interested party,
20the department or the division may fix the fee of the claimant's attorney or
21representative and provide in the award for that fee to be paid directly to the attorney
22or representative.
SB673,97 23Section 97. 102.26 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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:
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