SB673,7,18 20.445 (1) (sm) Uninsured employers fund; payments. From the uninsured employers fund, a sum sufficient to make all moneys received from sources identified under s. 102.80 (1m) for the purpose of making the payments under s. 102.81 (1) and to obtain reinsurance under s. 102.81 (2). No moneys may be expended or encumbered under this paragraph until the first day of the first July beginning after the day that the secretary of workforce development files the certificate under s. 102.80 (3) (a).

SB673,5 Section 5. 40.65 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,8,9 40.65 (2) (a) This paragraph applies to participants who first apply for benefits before May 3, 1988. Any person desiring a benefit under this section must apply to the department of workforce development, which department shall determine whether the applicant is eligible to receive the benefit and the participant's monthly salary. Appeals from the eligibility decision shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26. If it is determined that an applicant is eligible, the department of workforce development shall notify the department of employee trust funds and shall certify the applicant's monthly salary. If at the time of application for benefits an applicant is still employed in any capacity by the employer in whose employ the disabling injury occurred or disease was contracted, that continued employment shall not affect that applicant's right to have his or her eligibility to receive those benefits determined in proceedings before the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development or the labor and industry review commission or in proceedings in the courts. The department of workforce development may promulgate rules needed to administer this paragraph.

SB673,6 Section 6. 40.65 (2) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,8,15 40.65 (2) (b) 3. The department shall determine whether or not the applicant is eligible for benefits under this section on the basis of the evidence in subd. 2. An applicant may appeal a determination under this subdivision to the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development.

SB673,7 Section 7. 40.65 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,8,19 40.65 (2) (b) 4. In hearing an appeal under subd. 3., the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration department of workforce development shall follow the procedures under ss. 102.16 to 102.26.

SB673,8 Section 8 . 46.275 (4m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,9,2 46.275 (4m) Worker's compensation coverage. An individual who is performing services for a person receiving long-term care benefits under this section on a self-directed basis and who does not otherwise have worker's compensation coverage for those services is considered, for purposes of worker's compensation coverage, to be an employee of the entity that is providing financial management services for that person.

SB673,9 Section 9 . 46.277 (3r) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,9,9 46.277 (3r) Worker's compensation coverage. An individual who is performing services for a person receiving long-term care benefits under this section on a self-directed basis and who does not otherwise have worker's compensation coverage for those services is considered, for purposes of worker's compensation coverage, to be an employee of the entity that is providing financial management services for that person.

SB673,10 Section 10 . 46.281 (1k) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,9,16 46.281 (1k) Worker's compensation coverage. An individual who is performing services for a person receiving the Family Care benefit, or benefits under Family Care Partnership, on a self-directed basis and who does not otherwise have worker's compensation coverage for those services is considered, for purposes of worker's compensation coverage, to be an employee of the entity that is providing financial management services for that person.

SB673,11 Section 11 . 46.2897 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,9,22 46.2897 (3) Worker's compensation coverage. An individual who is performing services for a person participating in the self-directed services option and who does not otherwise have worker's compensation coverage for those services is considered, for purposes of worker's compensation coverage, to be an employee of the entity that is providing financial management services for that person.

SB673,12 Section 12 . 46.995 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,9,25 46.995 (3) An individual who is performing services for a person receiving long-term care benefits under any children's long-term support waiver program on a self-directed basis and who does not otherwise have worker's compensation coverage for those services is considered, for purposes of worker's compensation coverage, to be an employee of the entity that is providing financial management services for that person.

SB673,13 Section 13. 102.01 (2) (ad) of the statutes is repealed.

SB673,14 Section 14. 102.01 (2) (ar) of the statutes is repealed.

SB673,15 Section 15. 102.01 (2) (dm) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,10,10 102.01 (2) (dm) “Order" means any decision, rule, regulation, direction, requirement, or standard of the department or the division, or any other determination arrived at or decision made by the department or the division.

SB673,16 Section 16 . 102.04 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,10,17 102.04 (1) (b) 1. Every person who usually at any time employs 3 or more employees for services performed in this state, whether in one or more trades, businesses, professions, or occupations, and whether in one or more locations. A person who employs 3 or more employees for services performed in this state becomes subject to this chapter on the day on which the person employs 3 or more such employees.

SB673,17 Section 17 . 102.04 (1) (b) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,10,22 102.04 (1) (b) 2. Every person who usually employs less fewer than 3 employees, provided the person has paid wages of $500 or more in any calendar quarter for services performed in this state. Such employer a person shall become subject to this chapter on the 10th day of the month next succeeding such quarter.

SB673,18 Section 18 . 102.04 (2g) of the statutes is created to read:

SB673,11,3 102.04 (2g) Liability under s. 102.03 with respect to a leased employee, as defined in s. 102.315 (1) (g), shall be determined as provided in s. 102.315 (2) or (2m) (c), whichever is applicable.

SB673,19 Section 19 . 102.04 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB673,11,15 102.04 (2m) A Except as otherwise provided in an employee leasing agreement that meets the requirements of s. 102.315 (2m), a temporary help agency is the employer of an employee whom the temporary help agency has placed with or leased to another employer that compensates the temporary help agency for the employee's services. A Except as provided in s. 102.315 (2m) (c), a temporary help agency is liable under s. 102.03 for all compensation and other payments payable under this chapter to or with respect to that employee, including any payments required under s. 102.16 (3), 102.18 (1) (b) 3. or (bp), 102.22 (1), 102.35 (3), 102.57, or 102.60. Except as permitted under s. 102.29, a temporary help agency may not seek or receive reimbursement from another employer for any payments made as a result of that liability.