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21 (c) The department shall establish and maintain on the department's Internet
22site information regarding worker classification laws, requirements for employers
23and employees, penalties for noncompliance, and contact information at each state
24agency that administers worker classification laws.
25Section 1660 . 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

1103.005 (12) (a) If any employer, employee, owner, or other person violates chs.
2103 to 106, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required under chs. 103 to 106,
3within the time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been
4specifically provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or
5made by the department or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
6with chs. 103 to 106, for each such violation, failure or refusal, the employer,
7employee, owner or other person shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100
8for each offense. This paragraph does not apply to any person that fails to provide
9any information to the department to assist the department in determining
10prevailing wage rates or prevailing hours of labor under s. 103.49 (3) (a) or (am) or
11103.50 (3) or (4).
12Section 1661. 103.007 of the statutes is repealed.
13Section 1662 . 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1)
14(a) and amended to read:
15 103.10 (1) (a) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
16a legal ward to whom any of the following applies: .
17Section 1663 . 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
18Section 1664 . 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
19Section 1665 . 103.10 (1) (a) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
20 103.10 (1) (a) 3. The individual is 18 years of age or older, suffers from a chronic
21condition, and requires family caregiving.
22Section 1666 . 103.10 (1) (ao) of the statutes is created to read:
23 103.10 (1) (ao) “Chronic condition” means a health condition, illness,
24impairment, or physical or mental condition that involves any of the following:

11. A condition or disease that is persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its
2effects.
3 2. A condition or disease that lasts for at least 3 months.
4 3. A condition or disease that requires the individual to have assistance with
5one or more essential daily activities.
6 4. Outpatient care that requires continuing treatment or supervision by a
7health care provider.
8Section 1667 . 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
9 103.10 (1) (ap) “Covered active duty" means any of the following:
10 1. In the case of a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
11during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
12 2. In the case of a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
13during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country
14under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101
15(a) (13) (B).
16Section 1668 . 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
17 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee"
18means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer's
19parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or
20sibling
.
21Section 1669 . 103.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
22 103.10 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 3., “employer" means a person
23engaging in any activity, enterprise or business in this state employing at least 50
2425 individuals on a permanent basis. “Employer" includes the state and any office,
25department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society or other

1body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or
2any law, including the legislature and the courts.
3Section 1670 . 103.10 (1) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:
4 103.10 (1) (dg) “Family caregiving” means providing care or assistance without
5remuneration to a family member who suffers from a chronic condition and includes
6all of the following:
7 1. Providing direct treatment to an individual with a chronic condition.
8 2. Attending training and educational courses on duties and responsibilities for
9caring for an individual with a chronic condition.
10 3. Attending discharge planning meetings for an individual with a chronic
11condition.
12 4. Attending care planning meetings for an individual with a chronic condition.
13 5. Attending appointments with health care providers for an individual with
14a chronic condition.
15Section 1671 . 103.10 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:
16 103.10 (1) (dr) “Grandchild" means the child of a child.
17Section 1672 . 103.10 (1) (dt) of the statutes is created to read:
18 103.10 (1) (dt) “Grandparent" means the parent of a parent.
19Section 1673 . 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
20 103.10 (1) (em) “Medical isolation” means any of the following:
21 1. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of
22health services advises that the individual seclude herself or himself from others
23when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable
24disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.

12. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that
2an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.
3 3. When an individual's employer advises that the individual not come to the
4workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected
5with a communicable disease.
6Section 1674 . 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
7 103.10 (1) (gm) “Sibling" means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister,
8stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
9Section 1675 . 103.10 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
10 103.10 (1) (h) “Spouse" means an employee's legal husband or wife the person
11to whom an employee is legally married
.
12Section 1676 . 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
13 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed
14by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who worked for the
15employer for at least 1,000 680 hours during the preceding 52-week period.
16Section 1677 . 103.10 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
17 103.10 (3) (a) 1. In a 12-month period no employee may take more than 6 weeks
18of family leave under par. (b) 1. and, 2., 4., 4m., and 5.
19Section 1678 . 103.10 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:
20 103.10 (3) (a) 2m. In a 12-month period no employee may take more than 2
21weeks of family leave for the reasons specified under par. (b) 6.
22Section 1679 . 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
23 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, or
24parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or
25parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition.

1Section 1680. 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
2 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the
3department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner,
4parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty
5or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty.
6Section 1681 . 103.10 (3) (b) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:
7 103.10 (3) (b) 4m. For family caregiving for the employee's child, spouse,
8domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, if the child, spouse,
9domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild has a chronic
10condition.
11Section 1682 . 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
12 103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because a child care center, child care provider, or school that
13the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling attends is experiencing an unforeseen or
14unexpected short-term closure.
15Section 1683 . 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
16 103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
17parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner,
18parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation.
19Section 1684 . 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
20 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), an employee who is in medical
21isolation or
has a serious health condition which makes the employee unable to
22perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the period during
23which he or she is unable to perform those duties.
24Section 1685 . 103.10 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

1103.10 (6) (b) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the
2planned medical treatment or, supervision, or family caregiving of a child, spouse,
3domestic partner, sibling, or parent, grandparent, or grandchild, or intends to take
4medical leave because of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the
5employee, the employee shall do all of the following:
6 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or, supervision,
7or family caregiving
so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations,
8subject to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic
9partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee.
10 2. Give the employer advance notice of the medical treatment or, supervision,
11or family caregiving
in a reasonable and practicable manner.
12Section 1686 . 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
13 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4.
14that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
15grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified
16of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice
17of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.
18Section 1687 . 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
19 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub.
20(3) (b) 3. or 4m. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the
21employer may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b),
22issued by the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
23spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee,
24whichever is appropriate.
25Section 1688 . 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

1103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under this
2paragraph
stating more than the following:
3Section 1689 . 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
4 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent,
5grandparent, grandchild, or employee has a serious health condition or a chronic
6condition
.
7Section 1690 . 103.10 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
8 103.10 (7) (b) 2. The date the serious health condition or chronic condition
9commenced and its probable duration.
10Section 1691 . 103.10 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
11 103.10 (7) (b) 3. Within the knowledge of the health care provider or Christian
12Science practitioner, the medical facts regarding the serious health condition or
13chronic condition
.
14Section 1692 . 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
15 103.10 (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 issued at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe
20by rule, and the employee shall provide a copy of that certification to the employer
21in a timely manner.
22Section 1693 . 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
23 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the
24employer may require the employee to provide certification that the child care center,
25child care provider, or school that the employee's child attends is experiencing an

1unforeseen or unexpected short-term closure. The department may prescribe by
2rule the form and content of the certification.
3Section 1694 . 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
4 103.10 (7) (f) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or
5medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to
6provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health
7services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
8spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee,
9whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under
10this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer's
11request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this
12paragraph stating more than the following:
13 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild,
14sibling, or employee is is medical isolation.
15 2. The date the medical isolation commenced and its probable duration.
16Section 1695 . 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
17 103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an
18employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation
19from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the
20serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative
21employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee's right to family leave
22or medical leave.
23Section 1696 . 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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