Assembly Record of Committee Proceedings Committee on Labor and Workforce Development Assembly Bill 284 Relating to: employment discrimination because of temporary absence from work while responding to an emergency call as a volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical technician, first responder, or ambulance driver. By Representatives Ainsworth, Balow, Berceau, Freese, Gunderson, Lassa, Miller, Musser, Petrowski, Rhoades, Ryba, Sherman, Starzyk, Sykora, Turner and Wade; cosponsored by Senators Darling, Decker, Harsdorf and Roessler. April 3, 2001 Referred to Committee on Labor and Workforce Development. January 16, 2002
PUBLIC HEARING HELD
Present: (9) Representatives Hundertmark, Vrakas, J. Fitzgerald, McCormick, Nass, Stone, Turner, Meyerhofer and Lassa.
Absent: (0) None.
Appearances for
· Rep. Ainsworth - Author
· David Bloom - WI State Fire Chiefs Association
· Scott Hamilton - Gillett City Volunteer Fire Department
Appearances against
· Ed Huck - WI Alliance of Cities
· John Metcalf - WMC
Appearances for Information Only
· LeAnna Ware - DWD Equal Rights Division
Registrations for
· Forrest Ceel - IBEW 2150
· Jason Westphal - State Bar of WI
· Forbes McIntosh - WI EMS Association
· Jim O'Keefe - City of Madison
· John Exner - Midwest Food Processors Association
· Bill Smith - NFIB
Registrations against
· None.
March 14, 2002
Failed to pass pursuant to Senate Joint Resolution 1.