SB914,10 15Section 10 . 105.01 (1) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,7,2116 105.01 (1) (b) 1. The person employing the individuals in addition to wages or
17salaries pays federal social security taxes, state reemployment assistance
18contributions,
and federal unemployment contributions or taxes, carries worker's
19compensation insurance as required by state law, and maintains liability insurance
20covering the acts of its employees while rendering services to, for or under the
21direction of a 3rd person; and
SB914,11 22Section 11 . 105.115 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,8,523 105.115 (2) (b) A statement of the employment status of the home care worker,
24specifically, whether the home care worker is an employee of the home care
25placement agency or of the home care consumer or is an independent contractor and

1a statement identifying which party is responsible for paying the wages or salary of
2the home care worker, paying federal social security taxes and state reemployment
3assistance contributions
and federal unemployment contributions or taxes with
4respect to the home care worker, and procuring worker's compensation or liability
5insurance covering injury to the home care worker.
SB914,12 6Section 12 . 105.115 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,8,157 105.115 (2) (c) A statement that, notwithstanding the employment status of the
8home care worker specified in the notice, the home care consumer may be determined
9to be the employer of the home care worker for purposes of certain state and federal
10labor laws and that, if that is the case, the home care consumer may be held
11responsible for paying the wages or salary of the home care worker, paying federal
12social security taxes and state reemployment assistance contributions and federal
13unemployment contributions or taxes with respect to the home care worker,
14procuring worker's compensation or liability insurance covering injury to the home
15care worker, and complying with various other state and federal labor laws.
SB914,13 16Section 13 . 105.115 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,8,2117 105.115 (3) (a) 1. A statement identifying which party is responsible for paying
18the wages or salary of the home care worker, paying federal social security taxes and
19state reemployment assistance contributions and federal unemployment
20contributions or taxes with respect to the home care worker, and procuring worker's
21compensation or liability insurance covering injury to the home care worker.
SB914,14 22Section 14 . 105.115 (4) (b) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,9,823 105.115 (4) (b) 1. If the department finds that a home care placement agency
24has failed to provide a home care consumer with the notice required under sub. (2)
25and that the home care consumer is liable for the payment of federal social security

1taxes or state reemployment assistance contributions or federal unemployment
2contributions or taxes with respect to the home care worker, for the provision of
3worker's compensation or liability insurance covering injury to the home care
4worker, for the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on the home care consumer
5for noncompliance with any state or federal labor law with respect to the home care
6worker, or for any injury to the home care worker, the department may recover from
7the home care placement agency, on behalf of the home care consumer, an amount
8equal to the total cost of those liabilities.
SB914,15 9Section 15 . 105.115 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,9,2210 105.115 (4) (b) 3. In the case of a home care consumer who commences an action
11in circuit court under par. (a), if the circuit court finds that the home care placement
12agency has failed to provide the home care consumer with the notice required under
13sub. (2) and that the home care consumer is liable for the payment of federal social
14security taxes or state reemployment assistance contributions or federal
15unemployment contributions or taxes with respect to the home care worker, for the
16provision of worker's compensation or liability insurance covering injury to the home
17care worker, for the payment of any fine or penalty imposed on the home care
18consumer for noncompliance with any state or federal labor law with respect to the
19home care worker, or for any injury to the home care worker, the court may order the
20home care placement agency to pay to the home care consumer an amount equal to
21the total cost of those liabilities, together with costs under ch. 814 and,
22notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees.
SB914,16 23Section 16 . 106.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,9,25 24106.11 Workforce investment programs. The department shall cooperate
25with the federal government in carrying out the purposes of the federal Workforce

1Investment Act of 1998, 29 USC 2801 to 2945 Innovation and Opportunity Act of
22014, 29 USC 3101 to 3361
. In administering the programs authorized by that act
3the department shall, in cooperation with other state agencies, with the council on
4workforce investment established under 29 USC 3111,
and with local workforce
5development boards established under 29 USC 2832 3122, establish a statewide
6workforce investment system to meet the employment, training, and educational
7needs of persons in this state. If a local workforce development board anticipates
8that there may be a business closing or mass layoff under s. 109.07 in the area served
9by that board, the board may prepare a list of resources available in that area that
10provide career planning, job search, job skills training, and other support services for
11affected employees, as defined in s. 109.07 (1) (a), including contact information for
12those resources, for distribution to those employees under s. 109.07 (1m) (a).
SB914,17 13Section 17 . 106.113 of the statutes is created to read:
SB914,10,16 14106.113 Workforce innovation plan. The department shall submit a
15combined state plan under 29 USC 3113 that includes the programs listed under 29
16USC 3113
(a) (2) (G).
SB914,18 17Section 18 . 106.13 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB914,10,2118 106.13 (2) The council on workforce investment established under 29 USC
192821 3111, the technical college system board, and the department of public
20instruction shall assist the department in providing the youth apprenticeship
21program under sub. (1).
SB914,19 22Section 19 . 106.28 of the statutes is created to read:
SB914,10,24 23106.28 Grant program for employers who hire long-term unemployed.
24(1) In this section:
SB914,11,3
1(a) “Period of qualifying employment” means employment at 30 or more hours
2per week for 8 weeks, each of which begins on or after September 5, 2021, and ends
3on or before December 28, 2024.
SB914,11,44 (b) “Qualifying employee” means an employee who satisfies all of the following:
SB914,11,65 1. The individual was a qualified long-term unemployment recipient, as
6defined in 26 USC 51 (d) (15).
SB914,11,87 2. The individual became unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as
8determined by the department.
SB914,11,12 9(2) The department shall develop and administer a grant program to provide
10payments to employing units in this state for hiring qualifying employees, to
11compensate those employing units for wages, training, benefits, and other
12employment costs, subject to all of the following:
SB914,11,1513 (a) 1. An employing unit shall be entitled to a first payment under this section
14for one period of qualifying employment by the employing unit of a qualifying
15employee.
SB914,11,1816 2. An employing unit shall be entitled to a 2nd payment under this section for
172 nonoverlapping periods of qualifying employment by the employing unit of a
18qualifying employee.
SB914,11,2119 (b) In order to receive a payment under par. (a) 1. or 2., an employing unit shall
20submit documentation of the employment of the employee, as required by the
21department by rule.
SB914,11,2222 (c) Each payment under par. (a) 1. or 2. shall be limited to $1,000.