AB50,1606 Section 1606. 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,846,3 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning given in s. 256.01 (5).

AB50,1607 Section 1607. 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,846,10 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. “Medicolegal investigation staff member” includes a chief deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a death. “Medicolegal investigation staff member” does not include an individual performing solely administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical examiner.

AB50,1608 Section 1608. 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,846,19 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c), in the case of a mental injury that is not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of post- traumatic stress disorder in a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 23.33 (1) (ig), an emergency medical responder, an emergency services practitioner, a correctional officer, a public safety answering point dispatcher, a coroner, a medical examiner, a medicolegal investigation staff member, or a fire fighter, the claim for compensation for the mental injury, in order to be compensable under this chapter, is subject to all of the following:

AB50,1609 Section 1609. 102.43 (9) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,847,2 102.43 (9) (e) The employee’s employment with the employer has been suspended or terminated due to misconduct, as defined in s. 108.04 (5), or substantial fault, as defined in s. 108.04 (5g) (a), by the employee connected with the employee’s work.

AB50,1610 Section 1610. 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,847,9 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28 (2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate nonlapsible fund designated as the worker’s compensation operations fund. Moneys in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra), (rb), and (rp) (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.

AB50,1611 Section 1611. 102.81 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,847,23 102.81 (2) The department may retain an insurance carrier or insurance service organization to process, investigate and pay claims under this section and may obtain excess or stop-loss reinsurance with an insurance carrier authorized to do business in this state in an amount that the secretary determines is necessary for the sound operation of the uninsured employers fund. In cases involving disputed claims, the department may retain an attorney to represent the interests of the uninsured employers fund and to make appearances on behalf of the uninsured employers fund in proceedings under ss. 102.16 to 102.29. Section 20.930 and all provisions of subch. IV of ch. 16 do not apply to an attorney hired under this subsection. The charges for the services retained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (rp) (ra). The cost of any reinsurance obtained under this subsection shall be paid from the appropriation under s. 20.445 (1) (sm).

AB50,1612 Section 1612. 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,848,4 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), all for a first or 2nd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employers employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:

AB50,1613 Section 1613. 102.82 (2) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,848,8 102.82 (2) (ab) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 3rd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:

AB50,848,12 1. Three times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker’s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer’s payroll in the preceding 3 years.

AB50,848,13 2. Three thousand dollars.

AB50,1614 Section 1614. 102.82 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:

AB50,848,17 102.82 (2) (ad) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 4th or subsequent determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:

AB50,848,21 1. Four times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker’s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer’s payroll in the preceding 3 years.

AB50,848,22 2. Four thousand dollars.

AB50,1615 Section 1615. 102.82 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,849,4 102.82 (2) (am) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), or (ad) by an uninsured employer if the department determines that the uninsured employer is subject to this chapter only because the uninsured employer has elected to become subject to this chapter under s. 102.05 (2) or 102.28 (2).

AB50,1616 Section 1616. 102.82 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB50,849,11 102.82 (2) (ar) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), (ad), or (ag) or sub. (1) if the department determines that the sole reason for the uninsured employer’s failure to comply with s. 102.28 (2) is that the uninsured employer was a victim of fraud, misrepresentation or gross negligence by an insurance agent or insurance broker or by a person whom a reasonable person would believe is an insurance agent or insurance broker.

AB50,1617 Section 1617. 102.85 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:

AB50,849,16 102.85 (1) (a) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a first violation, forfeit the greater of $1,000 or the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2).

AB50,849,20 (b) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 2nd violation, forfeit the greater of $2,000 or 2 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2).