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AB50-ASA2-AA6,70,220103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in
21sub. (3) (b) 3. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the
22employer may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b),
23issued by the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,

1spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee,
2whichever is appropriate.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1583Section 158. 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,70,54103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under par. (a)
5stating more than the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1596Section 159. 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,70,87103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
8grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee has a serious health condition.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1609Section 160. 103.10 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,70,1310103.10 (7) (cm) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in
11sub. (3) (b) 3., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that
12the employee is responsible for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
13grandparent, grandchild, or sibling with a serious health condition.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,16114Section 161. 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,70,2115103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the
16employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child,
17domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on
18covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered
19active duty. The certification under this paragraph shall be issued at such time and
20in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule, and the employee shall
21provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely manner.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,16222Section 162. 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,71,523103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the

1employer may require the employee to provide certification that there is an
2unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in childcare, as defined in rule by the
3department, for the employees child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must
4fill. The department may prescribe by rule the form and content of the
5certification.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1636Section 163. 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,71,177103.10 (7) (f) 1. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or
8medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to
9provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of
10health services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the
11child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or
12employee, whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require
13certification under this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due
14to the employers request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require
15certification under this subdivision stating more than that the child, spouse,
16domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee is in
17medical isolation.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,71,21182. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., the employer may
19require the employee to provide certification that the employee is responsible for the
20care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,
21or employee who is in medical isolation.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,16422Section 164. 103.10 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,72,423103.10 (7) (g) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 7., the

1employer may require the employee to provide certification that the employee is
2addressing issues of the employee or the employees child, spouse, domestic partner,
3parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to being the victim of domestic
4abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1655Section 165. 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,72,116103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an
7employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation
8from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the
9serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative
10employment, with the same employer, reduces the employees right to family leave
11or medical leave.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,16612Section 166. 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,72,2213103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub.
14(11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee
15should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a
16complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s.
17230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to
18resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is
19not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has
20occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint
21as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the
22department receives the complaint.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,16723Section 167. 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,73,7
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,
4parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as
5soon as possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the
6employer of the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50
7percent of the cost of the examination and opinion.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1688Section 168. 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,1699Section 169. 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,17010Section 170. 165.68 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,73,1111165.68 (1) (a) 3. Sexual abuse, as defined in s. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6 (1) (gd).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,935012Section 9350. Initial applicability; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,73,1513(1) Family and medical leave. The treatment of s. 103.10 (12) (b) first
14applies to a violation that occurs, or that an employee should reasonably have
15known occurred, on the effective date of this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,73,1816(2) Leave benefits eligibility. The treatment of s. 103.108 (2) first applies
17to a period of family leave, as defined in s. 103.108 (1) (f), or a period of medical
18leave, as defined in s. 103.105 (1) (i), commencing on January 1, 2027.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,925019Section 9250. Fiscal changes; Workforce Development.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,420(1) Family and medical leave expansion position funding. In the
21schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce
22development under s. 20.445 (1) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is
23increased by $103,600 to increase the authorized FTE positions for the department
24of workforce development by 1.0 FED project position to perform outreach and

1technical assistance to support the expanded family and medical leave provisions..
2In the schedule under s. 20.005 (3) for the appropriation to the department of
3workforce development under s. 20.445 (1) (o), the dollar amount for fiscal year
42026-27 is increased by $103,600 for the position authorized under this subsection.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,95(2) Family and medical leave expansion. In the schedule under s. 20.005
6(3) for the appropriation to the department of workforce development under s.
720.445 (1) (n), the dollar amount for fiscal year 2025-26 is decreased by $103,600
8and the dollar amount for fiscal year 2026-27 is decreased by $103,600 to reflect the
9position authorized under sub. (1) and the corresponding appropriation..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,101014. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,1111Section 171. 103.44 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,1412103.44 Compensation included in job postings. In each job posting
13seeking applicants that is made by an employer, the employer shall include the
14compensation for the position..
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,151515. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,1616Section 172. 103.035 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,1817103.035 Work schedule flexibility and predictability. (1) Definitions.
18In this section:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,74,2119(a) Bona fide business reason means a reason that justifies an employers
20action and that is based on the employers determination that taking a different
21action would have any of the following results:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,2221. Additional costs to the employer, including costs of lost employee

1productivity, retaining or hiring employees, or transferring employees between
2work locations.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,432. A significant detrimental effect on the employers ability to meet
4organizational needs or customer demand.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,653. A significant inability of the employer, despite the employers best efforts, to
6reorganize work among other employees.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,774. A significant detrimental effect on the employers business performance.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,885. Insufficient work during the period an employee proposes to work.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,1196. Unfairness to other employees who request changes to work schedules if
10granting all requests would have a significant detrimental effect on the employers
11ability to meet organizational needs.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,1212(b) Child means an individual who is all of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,14131. A biological, adopted, or foster child; a stepchild; a legal ward; or a child of
14a person standing in the place of a parent with respect to that child.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,15152. An individual to whom any of the following applies:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,1616a. The individual is less than 18 years of age.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,1817b. The individual is 18 years of age or older and is incapable of self-care
18because of a mental or physical disability.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,1919(c) Domestic partner has the meaning given in s. 40.02 (21c) or 770.01 (1).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,75,2020(d) Employee means an employee who is employed by an employer.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,221(e) Employer means an employer that employs at least 15 employees.
22Employer includes the state, its political subdivisions, and any office,
23department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society, or

1other body in state or local government created or authorized to be created by the
2constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,33(f) Family member means any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,441. A spouse or domestic partner of an employee.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,652. A parent, child, sibling, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent, or
6grandchild of an employee or of an employees spouse or domestic partner.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,1073. Any other individual who is related by blood, marriage, or adoption to an
8employee or to an employees spouse or domestic partner and whose close
9association with the employee, spouse, or domestic partner makes the individual
10the equivalent of an individual listed under subd. 2.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,1111(g) Grandchild means the child of a child.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,1212(h) Grandparent means the parent of a parent.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,1513(i) Nonexempt employee means an employee who is not employed in a bona
14fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as described in 29 USC 213
15(a) (1).
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,1816(j) Parent means a biological parent, foster parent, adoptive parent,
17stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or of an employees spouse or domestic
18partner.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,76,2019(k) Part-time employee means an employee who works on average fewer
20than 30 hours per week for a particular employer.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,221(L) Service employee means a nonexempt employee who is employed in any
22of the occupations classified under the following codes set forth in the Standard

1Occupational Classification System, 2018 edition, published by the bureau of labor
2statistics of the U.S. department of labor:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,431. Major group code 35-0000 — food preparation and serving related
4occupations.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,552. Broad occupation code 37-2010 — building cleaning workers.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,763. Detailed occupation code 41-1011 — first-line supervisors of retail sales
7workers.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,884. Minor group code 41-2000 — retail sales workers.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,109(m) Sibling means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother,
10stepsister, foster brother, or foster sister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,1311(n) Split shift means a work shift that consists of work time that is not
12continuous. For purposes of determining whether a work shift is continuous, any of
13the following breaks in work time are not considered:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,14141. One or more breaks for meals that total one hour or less.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,15152. A break that is requested by the employee.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,1816(o) Work schedule means the days and times during each successive work
17period when an employee is required by an employer to perform duties of
18employment.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,2019(p) Work shift means the specific times during a day that an employer
20requires an employee to work.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,77,2221(q) Written includes a communication that is transmitted or received by
22electronic means.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,323(2) Employee right to request and receive work schedule changes. (a)

1Employee right to request work schedule changes. 1. An employee may request a
2change in the terms and conditions of employment related to any of the following,
3and may make such a request by email or text message:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,44a. The number of hours the employee is required to work or be on call for work.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,65b. The days or times when the employee is required to work or be on call for
6work.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,77c. The location where the employee is required to work.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,98d. The amount of notification the employee receives regarding changes to the
9employees work schedule.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,1110e. Minimizing fluctuations in the number of hours the employee is scheduled
11to work on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,13122. An employee who makes a request under subd. 1. shall specify in the
13request whether it is related to any of the following:
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,1514a. A serious health condition, as defined under s. 103.10 (1) (g), of the
15employee.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,1916b. The employees responsibilities as a significant provider of ongoing care,
17including responsibility for securing ongoing care, of the employees child, family
18member with a serious health condition, as defined under s. 103.10 (1) (g), or parent
19who is 65 years of age or older.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,2120c. The employees responsibilities as a significant provider of education,
21including responsibility for securing education, of the employees child.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,78,2322d. The employees enrollment in an educational or training program or
23program of study that leads to a recognized postsecondary credential.
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1e. If the employee is a part-time employee, conflicts with the employees other
2employment.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,79,103(b) Evaluating requests for work schedule changes. If an employer receives a
4request from an employee under par. (a), the employer shall either grant the request
5without modification or negotiate in good faith with the employee to find a
6compromise that meets the employees and the employers work scheduling needs,
7including by considering any alternative proposals offered by the employee. If the
8employer denies the request and any alternative proposals offered, the employer
9shall inform the employee of the reasons for denial, including whether any of the
10reasons is a bona fide business reason.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,79,1511(c) Requests related to serious health conditions, caregiving, education, or other
12part-time employment. Notwithstanding par. (b), if an employer receives a request
13from an employee under par. (a) that is directly related to a reason specified under
14par. (a) 2., the employer shall grant the request unless the employer has a bona fide
15business reason for denying the request.
AB50-ASA2-AA6,79,2016(d) Verification of reasons for requested changes. If an employer receives a
17request from an employee under par. (a), the employer may require the employee to
18provide additional information to clarify or explain the reasons for the employees
19requested work schedule change if the employer needs that information to properly
20evaluate the request under par. (b) or (c).
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