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AB68,991,2320 103.10 (3) (b) 4m. For family caregiving for the employee's child, spouse,
21domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, if the child, spouse,
22domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild has a chronic
23condition.
AB68,1637 24Section 1637 . 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because a child care center, child care provider, or school that
2the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling attends is experiencing an unforeseen or
3unexpected short-term closure.
AB68,1638 4Section 1638 . 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,992,75 103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
6parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner,
7parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation.
AB68,1639 8Section 1639 . 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,992,129 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), an employee who is in medical
10isolation or
has a serious health condition which makes the employee unable to
11perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the period during
12which he or she is unable to perform those duties.
AB68,1640 13Section 1640 . 103.10 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,992,1814 103.10 (6) (b) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the
15planned medical treatment or, supervision, or family caregiving of a child, spouse,
16domestic partner, sibling, or parent, grandparent, or grandchild, or intends to take
17medical leave because of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the
18employee, the employee shall do all of the following:
AB68,992,2219 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or, supervision,
20or family caregiving
so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations,
21subject to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic
22partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee.
AB68,992,2423 2. Give the employer advance notice of the medical treatment or, supervision,
24or family caregiving
in a reasonable and practicable manner.
AB68,1641 25Section 1641 . 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4.
2that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
3grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified
4of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice
5of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.
AB68,1642 6Section 1642 . 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,993,127 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub.
8(3) (b) 3. or 4m. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the
9employer may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b),
10issued by the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
11spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee,
12whichever is appropriate.
AB68,1643 13Section 1643 . 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,993,1514 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under this
15paragraph
stating more than the following:
AB68,1644 16Section 1644 . 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,993,1917 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent,
18grandparent, grandchild, or employee has a serious health condition or a chronic
19condition
.
AB68,1645 20Section 1645 . 103.10 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,993,2221 103.10 (7) (b) 2. The date the serious health condition or chronic condition
22commenced and its probable duration.
AB68,1646 23Section 1646 . 103.10 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1103.10 (7) (b) 3. Within the knowledge of the health care provider or Christian
2Science practitioner, the medical facts regarding the serious health condition or
3chronic condition
.
AB68,1647 4Section 1647 . 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,994,115 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the
6employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child,
7domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on
8covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered
9active duty issued at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe
10by rule, and the employee shall provide a copy of that certification to the employer
11in a timely manner.
AB68,1648 12Section 1648 . 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,994,1713 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the
14employer may require the employee to provide certification that the child care center,
15child care provider, or school that the employee's child attends is experiencing an
16unforeseen or unexpected short-term closure. The department may prescribe by
17rule the form and content of the certification.
AB68,1649 18Section 1649 . 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,995,219 103.10 (7) (f) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or
20medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to
21provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health
22services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
23spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee,
24whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under
25this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer's

1request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this
2paragraph stating more than the following:
AB68,995,43 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
4sibling, or employee is is medical isolation.
AB68,995,55 2. The date the medical isolation commenced and its probable duration.
AB68,1650 6Section 1650 . 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,995,127 103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an
8employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation
9from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the
10serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative
11employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee's right to family leave
12or medical leave.
AB68,1651 13Section 1651 . 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,995,2314 103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub.
15(11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee
16should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a
17complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s.
18230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to
19resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is
20not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has
21occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint
22as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the department
23receives the complaint.
AB68,1652 24Section 1652 . 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the
2information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint
3another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
4grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as
5possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of
6the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the
7cost of the examination and opinion.
AB68,1653 8Section 1653 . 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).
AB68,1654 9Section 1654 . 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1655 10Section 1655. 103.12 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1656 11Section 1656. 103.155 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,996,17 12103.155 Public service loan forgiveness program information. All
13public employers, including a local unit of government, school district, sewer district,
14drainage district, long-term care district, and other public or quasi-public
15corporations, in the state shall provide to their employees the information collected
16under s. 224.30 (6) regarding public service loan forgiveness programs. An employer
17may provide the information electronically or by other means.
AB68,1657 18Section 1657 . 103.165 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68,996,2019 103.165 (3) (a) 3. The decedent's father or mother parent or parents if the
20decedent leaves no surviving spouse, domestic partner under ch. 770, or children.
AB68,1658 21Section 1658. 103.36 of the statutes is repealed.
AB68,1659 22Section 1659 . 103.49 of the statutes is created to read:
AB68,996,23 23103.49 Wage rate on state work. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB68,997,724 (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public works that
25is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is

1insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
2contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
3wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
4counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
5counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
6a determination under sub. (3) (c), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
7a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB68,997,138 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" means an economic benefit for which an
9employer makes irrevocable contributions to a trust or fund created under 29 USC
10186
(c) or to any other bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund no less often than
11quarterly or, if an employer makes annual contributions to such a bona fide plan,
12trust, program, or fund, for which the employer irrevocably escrows moneys at least
13quarterly based on the employer's expected annual contribution.
AB68,997,1714 (b) “Hourly basic rate of pay" means the hourly wage paid to any employee,
15excluding any contributions or payments for health insurance benefits, vacation
16benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefits, whether paid
17directly or indirectly.
AB68,997,2018 (bg) “Insufficient wage data" means less than 500 hours of work performed in
19a particular trade or occupation on projects that are similar to a proposed project of
20public works that is subject to this section.
AB68,998,221 (bj) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
22is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
23patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
24years; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor

1work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent
2breakdown or deterioration.
AB68,998,53 (br) “Multiple-trade project of public works" means a project of public works
4in which no single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the
5project.
AB68,998,86 (c) “Prevailing hours of labor" for any trade or occupation in any area means
710 hours per day and 40 hours per week and may not include any hours worked on
8a Saturday or Sunday or on any of the following holidays:
AB68,998,99 1. January 1.
AB68,998,1010 2. The last Monday in May.
AB68,998,1111 3. July 4.
AB68,998,1212 4. The first Monday in September.
AB68,998,1313 5. The 4th Thursday in November.
AB68,998,1414 6. December 25.
AB68,998,1515 7. The day before if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Saturday.
AB68,998,1616 8. The day following if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Sunday.
AB68,998,2217 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
18occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
19demolition of any project of public works in any area means the hourly basic rate of
20pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits,
21pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly
22for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects in the area.
AB68,999,723 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
24occupation on projects in the area is paid, “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
25occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or

1demolition of any project of public works in any area means the average hourly basic
2rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
3contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits,
4vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
5directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the
6highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation on projects in
7that area.
AB68,999,108 (em) “Single-trade project of public works" means a project of public works in
9which a single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the
10project.
AB68,999,1611 (f) “State agency" means any office, department, independent agency,
12institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
13government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law,
14including the legislature and the courts. “State agency" also includes the University
15of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System
16Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
AB68,999,2117 (fm) “Supply and installation contract" means a contract under which the
18material is installed by the supplier, the material is installed by means of simple
19fasteners or connectors such as screws or nuts and bolts, and no other work is
20performed on the site of the project of public works, and the total labor cost to install
21the material does not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the contract.
AB68,999,2222 (g) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck.
AB68,999,25 23(1m) Applicability. Subject to sub. (3g), this section applies to any project of
24public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for the state
25or a state agency, including all of the following:
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1(a) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
2state agency for another state agency under any contract or under any statute
3specifically authorizing cooperation between state agencies.
AB68,1000,74 (b) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
5purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, the state in lieu of the state or
6a state agency contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or
7demolition of the facility.
AB68,1000,108 (c) A sanitary sewer or water main project in which the completed sanitary
9sewer or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, the state for ownership or
10maintenance by the state.
AB68,1001,7 11(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. Any contract made for the
12erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
13works to which the state or any state agency is a party shall contain a stipulation that
14no individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) may be allowed to work a
15greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
16except that any such individual may be allowed or required to work more than such
17prevailing hours of labor per day and per week if he or she is paid for all hours worked
18in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly
19basic rate of pay; nor may he or she be paid less than the prevailing wage rate
20determined under sub. (3) in the same or most similar trade or occupation in the area
21in which the project of public works is situated. The notice published for the purpose
22of securing bids for the project must contain a reference to the prevailing wage rates
23determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor. Except as otherwise
24provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a project of public works
25that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined

1under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into
2and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as
3determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method
4of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing
5hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and
6prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed
7during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force.
AB68,1001,13 8(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
9section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
10under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
11per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all
12hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
13the employees' hourly basic rate of pay:
AB68,1001,1514 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
15a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB68,1001,2116 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
17manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
18of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
19exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
20a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
21of the project.
AB68,1002,422 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
23manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
24establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
25supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is

1not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
2this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
3(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
4worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB68,1002,95 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
6of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
7aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
8depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
9through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB68,1002,1310 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
11of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from
12the site of the project of public works, and transport that excavated material or spoil
13away from the site of the project.
AB68,1002,1614 (c) A person that is subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
15owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
16truck.
AB68,1003,7 17(3) Investigation; determination. (a) Before a state agency issues a request
18for bids for any work to which this section applies, the state agency having the
19authority to prescribe the specifications shall apply to the department to determine
20the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work under
21contemplation in the area in which the work is to be done. The department shall
22conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
23occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to this section
24and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those
25trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade

1or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30 days after
2receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting state
3agency. A state agency that has contracted for a project of public works subject to this
4section shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
5prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (6m) in at least one
6conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees
7working on the project.
AB68,1003,148 (am) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
9wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
10addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
11when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
12any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
13If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
14determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB68,1003,2315 (ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the
16department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903,
17103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there
18is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in
19which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this
20section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing
21wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from any
22construction work performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as
23defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB68,1004,724 (b) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
25determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person

1submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
2given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
3prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
4include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
5the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
6department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
7date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB68,1004,218 (c) In addition to the recalculation under par. (b), the state agency that
9requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any
10portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
11determination if the state agency submits evidence with the request showing that
12the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the
13determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
14occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
15is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
16or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
17the proposed project of public works is located on which some work has been
18performed during the current survey period and that were considered by the
19department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (am). The department
20shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
21department receives the request for review.
AB68,1004,22 22(3g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB68,1004,2523 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
24of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works for
25which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000.
AB68,1005,4
1(b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the state or the state
2agency contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor,
3subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for performing the
4work.
AB68,1005,65 (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
6and installation contract.
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