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SB70-SSA2-SA1,157
1Section 157. 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,89,122 103.005 (12) (a) If any employer, employee, owner, or other person violates chs.
3103 to 106, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required under chs. 103 to 106,
4within the time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been
5specifically provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or
6made by the department or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
7with chs. 103 to 106, for each such violation, failure or refusal, the employer,
8employee, owner or other person shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100
9for each offense. This paragraph does not apply to any person that fails to provide
10any information to the department to assist the department in determining
11prevailing wage rates or prevailing hours of labor under s. 103.49 (3) (a) or (am) or
12103.50 (3) or (4).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,158 13Section 158. 103.007 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,159 14Section 159. 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,89,1715 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) “Employee" means , for purposes of compliance with the
16requirements specified in sub. (3) (a),
any of the following who is employed by an
17employer:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,160 18Section 160. 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,89,2119 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) “Employer" means , for purposes of compliance with the
20requirements specified in sub. (3) (a),
any of the following that is engaged in the work
21described in s. 108.18 (2) (c):
SB70-SSA2-SA1,161 22Section 161. 103.06 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 103.06 (10), and 103.06
23(10) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,90,324 103.06 (10) Worker classification compliance; duties of department. (intro.)
25For purposes of promoting and achieving compliance by employers with the laws

1specified in sub. (3) (a) through the proper classification of persons performing
2services for an employer as employees and nonemployees, the
The department shall
3do all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,90,94 (a) Educate employers, employees, nonemployees, and the public about the
5proper classification of persons performing services for an employer as employees
6and nonemployees. The department shall establish and maintain on the
7department's website information regarding worker classification laws,
8requirements for employers and employees, penalties for noncompliance, and
9contact information at each state agency that administers worker classification laws.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,162 10Section 162. 103.06 (10) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,90,1411 103.06 (10) (f) Design and make available to employers a notice regarding
12worker classification laws, requirements for employers and employees, and
13penalties for noncompliance. The department shall promulgate rules to implement
14this paragraph.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,163 15Section 163. 103.06 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,90,1916 103.06 (11) Notice. All employers shall post, in one or more conspicuous places
17where notices to employees are customarily posted, the notice designed by the
18department under sub. (10) (f). Any employer who violates this subsection shall
19forfeit not more than $100 for each offense.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,164 20Section 164. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (a)
21and amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,90,2322 103.10 (1) (a) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
23a legal ward to whom any of the following applies: .
SB70-SSA2-SA1,165 24Section 165. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,166 25Section 166. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,167
1Section 167. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,22 103.10 (1) (ap) “Covered active duty” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,43 1. For a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
4the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,85 2. For a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during
6the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country under
7a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101 (a) (13)
8(B).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,168 9Section 168. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,1310 103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee"
11means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer's
12parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, or
13sibling
.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,169 14Section 169. 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,1515 103.10 (1) (dm) “Grandchild” means the child of a child.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,170 16Section 170. 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,1717 103.10 (1) (dp) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,171 18Section 171. 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,1919 103.10 (1) (em) “Medical isolation” means any of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,2320 1. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of
21health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others
22when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable
23disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,91,2524 2. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises that
25an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.
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13. When an individual's employer advises that the individual not come to the
2workplace due to a concern that the individual may have been exposed to or infected
3with a communicable disease.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,172 4Section 172. 103.10 (1) (gm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,92,65 103.10 (1) (gm) “Sibling” means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister,
6stepbrother, or stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,173 7Section 173. 103.10 (1m) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (an).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,174 8Section 174. 103.10 (1m) (b) 6. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (gd).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,175 9Section 175. 103.10 (1m) (b) 7. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (m).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,176 10Section 176. 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,92,1311 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed
12by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks and who worked for the
13employer for at least 1,000 680 hours during the preceding 52-week period.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,177 14Section 177. 103.10 (3) (a) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,178 15Section 178. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,92,1816 103.10 (3) (b) 3. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner, or
17parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner, or
18parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling has a serious health condition.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,179 19Section 179. 103.10 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,92,2320 103.10 (3) (b) 4. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the
21department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner,
22parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty
23or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered active duty.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,180 24Section 180. 103.10 (3) (b) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
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1103.10 (3) (b) 5. Because there is an unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap
2in childcare for the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must
3fill. The department may define by rule “unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap
4in childcare.”
SB70-SSA2-SA1,181 5Section 181. 103.10 (3) (b) 6. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,93,86 103.10 (3) (b) 6. To care for the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
7parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, if the child, spouse, domestic partner,
8parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling is in medical isolation.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,182 9Section 182. 103.10 (3) (b) 7. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,93,1210 103.10 (3) (b) 7. To address issues of the employee or the employee's child,
11spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to
12being the victim of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,183 13Section 183. 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,93,1714 103.10 (4) (a) Subject to pars. (b) and par. (c) and sub. (4m), an employee who
15is in medical isolation or has a serious health condition which makes the employee
16unable to perform his or her employment duties may take medical leave for the
17period during which he or she is unable to perform those duties.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,184 18Section 184. 103.10 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,185 19Section 185. 103.10 (4m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,93,2220 103.10 (4m) Duration of leave. In a 12-month period, no employee may take
21more than 12 weeks of family leave for any combination of reasons specified under
22sub. (3) or (4).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,186 23Section 186. 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,94,324 103.10 (6) (b) (intro.) If an employee intends to take family leave because of the
25planned medical treatment or supervision of a child, spouse, domestic partner, or

1parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling or intends to take medical leave because
2of the planned medical treatment or supervision of the employee, the employee shall
3do all of the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,187 4Section 187. 103.10 (6) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,94,85 103.10 (6) (b) 1. Make a reasonable effort to schedule the medical treatment
6or supervision so that it does not unduly disrupt the employer's operations, subject
7to the approval of the health care provider of the child, spouse, domestic partner,
8parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,188 9Section 188. 103.10 (6) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,94,1410 103.10 (6) (c) If the employee intends to take family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4.
11that is foreseeable because the spouse, child, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
12grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified
13of an impending call or order to covered active duty, the employee shall provide notice
14of that intention to the employer in a reasonable and practicable manner.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,189 15Section 189. 103.10 (7) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,94,2116 103.10 (7) (a) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in sub.
17(3) (b) 3. or requests medical leave due to a serious health condition, the employer
18may require the employee to provide certification, as described in par. (b), issued by
19the health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child, spouse,
20domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee, whichever
21is appropriate.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,190 22Section 190. 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,94,2423 103.10 (7) (b) (intro.) No employer may require certification under par. (a)
24stating more than the following:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,191 25Section 191. 103.10 (7) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
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1103.10 (7) (b) 1. That the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent,
2grandchild, sibling,
or employee has a serious health condition.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,192 3Section 192. 103.10 (7) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,95,74 103.10 (7) (cm) If an employee requests family leave for a reason described in
5sub. (3) (b) 3., the employer may require the employee to provide certification that
6the employee is responsible for the care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
7grandparent, grandchild, or sibling with a serious health condition.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,193 8Section 193. 103.10 (7) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,95,159 103.10 (7) (d) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 4., the
10employer may require the employee to provide certification that the spouse, child,
11domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling of the employee is on
12covered active duty or has been notified of an impending call or order to covered
13active duty. The certification under this paragraph shall be issued at such time and
14in such manner as the department may prescribe by rule, and the employee shall
15provide a copy of that certification to the employer in a timely manner.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,194 16Section 194. 103.10 (7) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,95,2117 103.10 (7) (e) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 5., the
18employer may require the employee to provide certification that there is an
19unforeseen or unexpected short-term gap in childcare, as defined in rule by the
20department, for the employee's child, grandchild, or sibling that the employee must
21fill. The department may prescribe by rule the form and content of the certification.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,195 22Section 195. 103.10 (7) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,96,723 103.10 (7) (f) 1. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., or
24medical leave due to medical isolation, the employer may require the employee to
25provide certification issued by a local public health official, the department of health

1services, or a health care provider or Christian Science practitioner of the child,
2spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee,
3whichever is appropriate, except that no employer may require certification under
4this paragraph if the sole reason for the medical isolation is due to the employer's
5request under sub. (1) (em) 3. No employer may require certification under this
6subdivision stating more than that the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
7grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee is in medical isolation.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,96,118 2. If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 6., the employer may
9require the employee to provide certification that the employee is responsible for the
10care of a child, spouse, domestic partner, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling,
11or employee who is in medical isolation.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,196 12Section 196. 103.10 (7) (g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,96,1713 103.10 (7) (g) If an employee requests family leave under sub. (3) (b) 7., the
14employer may require the employee to provide certification that the employee is
15addressing issues of the employee or the employee's child, spouse, domestic partner,
16parent, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling related to being the victim of domestic
17abuse, sexual abuse, or stalking.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,197 18Section 197. 103.10 (10) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,96,2419 103.10 (10) Alternative employment. Nothing in this section prohibits an
20employer and an employee with a serious health condition or in medical isolation
21from mutually agreeing to alternative employment for the employee while the
22serious health condition or medical isolation lasts. No period of alternative
23employment, with the same employer, reduces the employee's right to family leave
24or medical leave.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,198 25Section 198. 103.10 (12) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1103.10 (12) (b) An employee who believes his or her employer has violated sub.
2(11) (a) or (b) may, within 30 300 days after the violation occurs or the employee
3should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a
4complaint with the department alleging the violation. Except as provided in s.
5230.45 (1m), the department shall investigate the complaint and shall attempt to
6resolve the complaint by conference, conciliation or persuasion. If the complaint is
7not resolved and the department finds probable cause to believe a violation has
8occurred, the department shall proceed with notice and a hearing on the complaint
9as provided in ch. 227. The hearing shall be held within 60 days after the department
10receives the complaint.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,199 11Section 199. 103.10 (12) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,97,1812 103.10 (12) (c) If 2 or more health care providers disagree about any of the
13information required to be certified under sub. (7) (b), the department may appoint
14another health care provider to examine the child, spouse, domestic partner, parent,
15grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or employee and render an opinion as soon as
16possible. The department shall promptly notify the employee and the employer of
17the appointment. The employer and the employee shall each pay 50 percent of the
18cost of the examination and opinion.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,200 19Section 200. 103.10 (14) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (14).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,201 20Section 201. 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,202 21Section 202. 103.105 of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,97,23 22103.105 Family and medical leave benefits insurance program. (1)
23Definitions. In this section:
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