Amendment SSA1-AB68

AB68-SSA1,1668 Section 1668 . 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,813,20 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee" means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer's parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling.

AB68-SSA1,1669 Section 1669 . 103.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,814,2 103.10 (1) (c) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 3., “employer" means a person engaging in any activity, enterprise or business in this state employing at least 50 25 individuals on a permanent basis. “Employer" includes the state and any office, department, independent agency, authority, institution, association, society or other body in state government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and the courts.

AB68-SSA1,1670 Section 1670 . 103.10 (1) (dg) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,814,6 103.10 (1) (dg) “Family caregiving” means providing care or assistance without remuneration to a family member who suffers from a chronic condition and includes all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,814,7 1. Providing direct treatment to an individual with a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,814,9 2. Attending training and educational courses on duties and responsibilities for caring for an individual with a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,814,11 3. Attending discharge planning meetings for an individual with a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,814,12 4. Attending care planning meetings for an individual with a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,814,14 5. Attending appointments with health care providers for an individual with a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,1671 Section 1671 . 103.10 (1) (dr) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,814,16 103.10 (1) (dr) “Grandchild" means the child of a child.

AB68-SSA1,1672 Section 1672 . 103.10 (1) (dt) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,814,18 103.10 (1) (dt) “Grandparent" means the parent of a parent.

AB68-SSA1,1673 Section 1673 . 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,814,20 103.10 (1) (em) “Medical isolation” means any of the following:

AB68-SSA1,814,24 1. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of health services advises that the individual seclude herself or himself from others when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.

AB68-SSA1,815,2 2. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.

AB68-SSA1,815,5 3. When an individual's employer advises that the individual not come to the workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected with a communicable disease.

AB68-SSA1,1674 Section 1674 . 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,8 103.10 (1) (gm) “Sibling" means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.

AB68-SSA1,1675 Section 1675 . 103.10 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,11 103.10 (1) (h) “Spouse" means an employee's legal husband or wife the person to whom an employee is legally married.

AB68-SSA1,1676 Section 1676 . 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,15 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who worked for the employer for at least 1,000 680 hours during the preceding 52-week period.

AB68-SSA1,1677 Section 1677 . 103.10 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,18 103.10 (3) (a) 1. In a 12-month period no employee may take more than 6 weeks of family leave under par. (b) 1. and, 2., 4., 4m., and 5.

AB68-SSA1,1678 Section 1678 . 103.10 (3) (a) 2m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,21 103.10 (3) (a) 2m. In a 12-month period no employee may take more than 2 weeks of family leave for the reasons specified under par. (b) 6.

AB68-SSA1,1679 Section 1679 . 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,815,25 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition.

AB68-SSA1,1680 Section 1680. 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,816,5 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty.

AB68-SSA1,1681 Section 1681 . 103.10 (3) (b) 4m. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,816,10 103.10 (3) (b) 4m. For family caregiving for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, or grandchild has a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,1682 Section 1682 . 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,816,14 103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because a child care center, child care provider, or school that the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling attends is experiencing an unforeseen or unexpected short-term closure.

AB68-SSA1,1683 Section 1683 . 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,816,18 103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation.

AB68-SSA1,1684 Section 1684 . 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,816,23 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and (c), an employee who is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition which makes the employee unable to perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the period during which he or she is unable to perform those duties.

AB68-SSA1,1685 Section 1685 . 103.10 (6) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,817,5 103.10 (6) (b) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the planned medical treatment or, supervision, or family caregiving of a child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, or parent, grandparent, or grandchild, or intends to take medical leave because of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the employee, the employee shall do all of the following:

AB68-SSA1,817,9 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment or, supervision, or family caregiving so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations, subject to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee.

AB68-SSA1,817,11 2. Give the employer advance notice of the medical treatment or, supervision, or family caregiving in a reasonable and practicable manner.

AB68-SSA1,1686 Section 1686 . 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,817,17 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4. that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.

AB68-SSA1,1687 Section 1687 . 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,817,24 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub. (3) (b) 3. or 4m. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the employer may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b), issued by the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee, whichever is appropriate.

AB68-SSA1,1688 Section 1688 . 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,818,2 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under this paragraph stating more than the following:

AB68-SSA1,1689 Section 1689 . 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,818,6 103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, sibling, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or employee has a serious health condition or a chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,1690 Section 1690 . 103.10 (7) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,818,9 103.10 (7) (b) 2. The date the serious health condition or chronic condition commenced and its probable duration.

AB68-SSA1,1691 Section 1691 . 103.10 (7) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,818,13 103.10 (7) (b) 3. Within the knowledge of the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner, the medical facts regarding the serious health condition or chronic condition.

AB68-SSA1,1692 Section 1692 . 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,818,21 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty issued at such time and in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule, and the employee shall provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely manner.

AB68-SSA1,1693 Section 1693 . 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,819,2 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that the child care center, child care provider, or school that the employee's child attends is experiencing an unforeseen or unexpected short-term closure. The department may prescribe by rule the form and content of the certification.

AB68-SSA1,1694 Section 1694 . 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,819,12 103.10 (7) (f) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee, whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer's request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this paragraph stating more than the following:

AB68-SSA1,819,14 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee is is medical isolation.

AB68-SSA1,819,15 2. The date the medical isolation commenced and its probable duration.

AB68-SSA1,1695 Section 1695 . 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,819,22 103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee's right to family leave or medical leave.

AB68-SSA1,1696 Section 1696 . 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,820,8 103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub. (11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s. 230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the department receives the complaint.

AB68-SSA1,1697 Section 1697 . 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,820,16 103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the cost of the examination and opinion.

AB68-SSA1,1698 Section 1698 . 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).

AB68-SSA1,1699 Section 1699 . 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1700 Section 1700. 103.12 of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1701 Section 1701. 103.155 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,821,2 103.155 Public service loan forgiveness program information. All public employers, including a local unit of government, school district, sewer district, drainage district, long-term care district, and other public or quasi-public corporations, in the state shall provide to their employees the information collected under s. 224.30 (6) regarding public service loan forgiveness programs. An employer may provide the information electronically or by other means.

AB68-SSA1,1702 Section 1702 . 103.165 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB68-SSA1,821,5 103.165 (3) (a) 3. The decedent's father or mother parent or parents if the decedent leaves no surviving spouse, domestic partner under ch. 770, or children.

AB68-SSA1,1703 Section 1703. 103.36 of the statutes is repealed.

AB68-SSA1,1704 Section 1704 . 103.49 of the statutes is created to read:

AB68-SSA1,821,8 103.49 Wage rate on state work. (1) Definitions. In this section:

AB68-SSA1,821,17 (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review a determination under sub. (3) (c), “area" means the city, village, or town in which a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.

AB68-SSA1,821,23 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" means an economic benefit for which an employer makes irrevocable contributions to a trust or fund created under 29 USC 186 (c) or to any other bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund no less often than quarterly or, if an employer makes annual contributions to such a bona fide plan, trust, program, or fund, for which the employer irrevocably escrows moneys at least quarterly based on the employer's expected annual contribution.

AB68-SSA1,822,2 (b) “Hourly basic rate of pay" means the hourly wage paid to any employee, excluding any contributions or payments for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefits, whether paid directly or indirectly.

AB68-SSA1,822,5 (bg) “Insufficient wage data" means less than 500 hours of work performed in a particular trade or occupation on projects that are similar to a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section.

AB68-SSA1,822,11 (bj) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5 years; cleaning of drainage or sewer ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.

AB68-SSA1,822,14 (br) “Multiple-trade project of public works" means a project of public works in which no single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the project.

AB68-SSA1,822,17 (c) “Prevailing hours of labor" for any trade or occupation in any area means 10 hours per day and 40 hours per week and may not include any hours worked on a Saturday or Sunday or on any of the following holidays: