SB45,865,1614(b) Employers may not deduct any fees from employee compensation for the 15cost of insurance coverage or otherwise charge employees for the cost of insurance 16coverage under this subsection. SB45,865,1817(c) Insurance policies for leave benefits shall allow for employees to seek 18arbitration following a denial of leave benefits by the insurer. SB45,865,2119(5) Federal tax treatment of benefits. With respect to the federal income 20taxation of family or medical leave insurance benefits, an employer shall do all of 21the following: SB45,866,322(a) At the time an individual files a claim for leave benefits, advise the 23individual that those benefits may be subject to federal income taxation, that 24requirements exist under federal law pertaining to estimated tax payments, and
1that the individual may elect to have federal income taxes withheld from the 2individual’s benefit payments and may change that election not more than one time 3in an application year. SB45,866,94(b) Allow the individual to elect to have federal income tax deducted and 5withheld from the individual’s benefit payments, allow the individual to change 6that election not more than one time in an application year, and deduct and 7withhold that tax in accordance with the individual’s election as provided under 26 8USC 3402. If the employer has contracted with an insurer, the employer shall 9direct the insurer to follow the provisions of this paragraph. SB45,866,2110(6) Denial of benefits; appeals. An employer or an insurer that provides 11benefits under a policy under sub. (4) shall provide an employee with the reason for 12a denial for a claim for leave benefits whether in whole or in part, with information 13for the employee to file an appeal with the department. An employee whose claim 14for leave benefits under this section has been denied in whole or in part by their 15employer or their employer’s insurer may file a complaint with the department 16after receiving a final denial from their employer or their employer’s insurer. The 17department shall process the complaint in the same manner as complaints filed 18under s. 103.10 (12) (b) are processed. If the department finds that the employer or 19insurer should have paid leave benefits, the department may order the employer or 20insurer to provide the benefits owed and, notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), pay 21reasonable actual attorney fees to the employee. SB45,866,2322(7) Prohibited acts. (a) No person may interfere with, restrain, or deny the 23exercise of any right provided under this section. SB45,867,424(b) No person may discharge or otherwise discriminate against any person for
1exercising any right provided under this section, opposing a practice prohibited 2under this section, filing a complaint or attempting to enforce any right provided 3under this section, or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce 4any right provided under this section. SB45,867,85(c) No collective bargaining agreement or employer policy may diminish or 6abridge an employee’s rights under this section. Any agreement purporting to 7waive or modify an employee’s rights under this section is void as against public 8policy and unenforceable. SB45,867,139(8) Notice posted. Each employer shall post, on its website and in one or 10more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a 11notice in a form approved by the department setting forth employees’ rights under 12this section. Any employer that violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than 13$100 for each violation. SB45,867,1414(9) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. SB45,162815Section 1628. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) 16(a) and amended to read: SB45,867,1817103.10 (1) (a) “Child” means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or 18a legal ward to whom any of the following applies:. SB45,162919Section 1629. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed. SB45,163020Section 1630. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed. SB45,163121Section 1631. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,867,2222103.10 (1) (ap) “Covered active duty” means any of the following: SB45,868,2
11. For a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during 2the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country. SB45,868,632. For a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty during 4the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country 5under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101 6(a) (13) (B). SB45,16327Section 1632. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read: SB45,868,118103.10 (1) (b) Except as provided in sub. (1m) (b) 2. and s. 452.38, “employee” 9means an individual employed in this state by an employer, except the employer’s 10parent, child, spouse, domestic partner, or child parent, grandparent, grandchild, 11or sibling. SB45,163312Section 1633. 103.10 (1) (dm) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,868,1313103.10 (1) (dm) “Grandchild” means the child of a child. SB45,163414Section 1634. 103.10 (1) (dp) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,868,1515103.10 (1) (dp) “Grandparent” means the parent of a parent. SB45,163516Section 1635. 103.10 (1) (em) of the statutes is created to read: SB45,868,1717103.10 (1) (em) “Medical isolation” means any of the following: SB45,868,21181. When a health care professional, a local health officer, or the department of 19health services advises that an individual seclude herself or himself from others 20when the individual is awaiting the result of a diagnostic test for a communicable 21disease or when the individual is infected with a communicable disease. SB45,868,23222. When a local health officer or the department of health services advises 23that an individual isolate or quarantine under s. 252.06.