SB8: Bill Text

SB8,30,12 103.10 (14) Notice posted. Each employer shall post, in one or more conspicuous places on the employer's premises where notices to employees and applicants for employment are customarily posted, a notice in a form prepared or approved by the department setting forth employees' rights under this section excerpts from, or summaries of, the pertinent provisions of this section and information relating to the filing of a complaint under sub. (12). Any employer who willfully violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than $100 for each offense.

SB8, s. 83 Section 83. 103.10 (14) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

SB8, s. 84 Section 84. 103.10 (15) of the statutes is created to read:

SB8,30,18 103.10 (15) Local ordinances. A county, city, village, or town may enact an ordinance that provides employees with rights to family, medical, or service member family leave that are more generous to the employee than the rights provided under this section.

SB8, s. 85 Section 85. 103.10 (16) of the statutes is created to read:

SB8,30,21 103.10 (16) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section. Those rules shall substantially conform to 29 CFR 825.

SB8, s. 86 Section 86. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,31,2 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 106.04, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.

SB8, s. 87 Section 87. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,31,7 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 103.50, 104.12, 106.04, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, or 146.997 or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.

SB8, s. 88 Section 88. 111.91 (2) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,31,13 111.91 (2) (f) Family leave and, medical, and service member family leave rights below the minimum afforded under s. 103.10. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the employer from bargaining on rights to family leave or, medical, or service member family leave which that are more generous to the employee than the rights provided under s. 103.10.

SB8, s. 89 Section 89. 111.998 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,31,19 111.998 (2) (c) Family leave and, medical, and service member family leave rights below the minimum afforded under s. 103.10. Nothing in this paragraph prohibits the board from bargaining on rights to family leave or, medical, or service member family leave which that are more generous to the employee than the rights provided under s. 103.10.

SB8, s. 90 Section 90. 230.35 (2m) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,32,2 230.35 (2m) An employee shall be eligible for medical or family leave under s. 103.10 upon the expiration, extension, or renewal of any collective bargaining agreement in effect on April 26, 1988, which covers the employee. An employee shall be eligible for service member family leave under s. 103.10 upon the expiration, extension, or renewal of any collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this subsection .... [LRB inserts date].

SB8, s. 91 Section 91. 252.17 (3) (i) of the statutes is repealed.

SB8, s. 92 Section 92. 252.17 (4) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,32,16 252.17 (4) (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (c), and (d), if an individual satisfies sub. (3), the department shall pay the amount of each premium payment for coverage under the group health plan under sub. (3) (d) that is due from the individual on or after the date on which the individual becomes eligible for a subsidy under sub. (3). The department may not refuse to pay the full amount of the individual's contribution to each premium payment because the coverage that is provided to the individual who satisfies sub. (3) includes coverage of the individual's spouse or domestic partner under ch. 770 and dependents. Except as provided in par. (b), the department shall terminate the payments under this section when the individual's unpaid medical leave ends, when the individual no longer satisfies sub. (3) or upon the expiration of 29 months after the unpaid medical leave began, whichever occurs first.

SB8, s. 93 Section 93. 252.17 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

SB8, s. 94 Section 94. 253.10 (3) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,34,2 253.10 (3) (d) 1. Geographically indexed materials that are designed to inform a woman about public and private agencies, including adoption agencies, and services that are available to provide information on family planning, as defined in s. 253.07 (1) (a), including natural family planning information, to provide ultrasound imaging services, to assist her if she has received a diagnosis that her unborn child has a disability or if her pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest and to assist her through pregnancy, upon childbirth and while the child is dependent. The materials shall include a comprehensive list of the agencies available, a description of the services that they offer and a description of the manner in which they may be contacted, including telephone numbers and addresses, or, at the option of the department, the materials shall include a toll-free, 24-hour telephone number that may be called to obtain an oral listing of available agencies and services in the locality of the caller and a description of the services that the agencies offer and the manner in which they may be contacted. The materials shall provide information on the availability of governmentally funded programs that serve pregnant women and children. Services identified for the woman shall include medical assistance for pregnant women and children under s. 49.47 (4) (am) and 49.471, the availability of family or, medical, or service member family leave under s. 103.10, the Wisconsin works program under ss. 49.141 to 49.161, child care services, child support laws and programs and the credit for expenses for household and dependent care and services necessary for gainful employment under section 21 of the internal revenue code. The materials shall state that it is unlawful to perform an abortion for which consent has been coerced, that any physician who performs or induces an abortion without obtaining the woman's voluntary and informed consent is liable to her for damages in a civil action and is subject to a civil penalty, that the father of a child is liable for assistance in the support of the child, even in instances in which the father has offered to pay for an abortion, and that adoptive parents may pay the costs of prenatal care, childbirth and neonatal care. The materials shall include information, for a woman whose pregnancy is the result of sexual assault or incest, on legal protections available to the woman and her child if she wishes to oppose establishment of paternity or to terminate the father's parental rights. The materials shall state that fetal ultrasound imaging and auscultation of fetal heart tone services are obtainable by pregnant women who wish to use them and shall describe the services.

SB8, s. 95 Section 95. 632.897 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,34,9 632.897 (6) If the terminated insured elects to continue group coverage as provided in this section, the insurer may require conversion to individual coverage by the terminated insured and his or her spouse and dependents 18 months after the terminated insured elects the group coverage except as provided in s. 103.10 (9) (d). The conditions, rights and procedures governing conversion under sub. (4) (a) apply to this conversion.

SB8, s. 96 Section 96. 893.96 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB8,34,12 893.96 (title) Family leave and, medical, and service member family leave; civil remedies.

SB8, s. 97 Section 97. Initial applicability.

SB8,34,17 (1) Family, medical, and service member family leave. This act first applies to an employee who is affected by a collective bargaining agreement that contains provisions inconsistent with this act on the day on which the collective bargaining agreement expires or is extended, modified, or renewed, whichever occurs first.

SB8, s. 98 Section 98. Effective date.

SB8,34,20 (1) Family, medical, and service member family leave. This act takes effect on the first day of the 6th month beginning after publication.

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