AB748-SA2,26,1111 (n) “Serious health condition" has the meaning given in s. 103.10 (1) (g).
AB748-SA2,26,1312 (o) “Sibling" means a brother, sister, half brother, half sister, stepbrother, or
13stepsister, whether by blood, marriage, or adoption.
AB748-SA2,26,1414 (p) “Spouse" means an employee's legal husband or wife.
AB748-SA2,26,1715 (q) “State annual median wage" means the median hourly wage for all
16occupations in this state, as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S.
17department of labor, multiplied by 2,080.
AB748-SA2,26,1918 (r) “Waiting period" means the period under sub. (4) (b) 1. for which no family
19or medical leave insurance benefits are payable.
AB748-SA2,27,2 20(2) Eligibility for benefits. (a) A covered individual who is on family or
21medical leave is eligible to receive family or medical leave insurance benefits in the
22amount specified in sub. (3) and for the duration specified in sub. (4). No family or
23medical leave insurance benefits are payable for any period of family or medical leave
24for which a covered individual is substituting paid leave of any other type provided

1by his or her employer or for which a covered individual is receiving unemployment
2insurance benefits under ch. 108 or worker's compensation benefits under ch. 102.
AB748-SA2,27,163 (b) Any sole proprietor, partner of a partnership, member of a limited liability
4company, or other self-employed individual engaged in a vocation, profession, or
5business in this state on a substantially full-time basis may elect to be covered under
6this section by filing a written notice of election with the department in a form and
7manner prescribed by the department by rule. An initial election under this
8paragraph becomes effective on the date on which the notice of election is filed, shall
9be for a period of not less than 3 years, and may be renewed for subsequent one-year
10periods by the filing of a written notice with the department that the self-employed
11individual intends to continue his or her coverage under this section. A
12self-employed individual who elects coverage under this section may withdraw that
13election no earlier than 3 years after the date of the initial election or at such other
14times as the department may prescribe by rule by providing notice of that
15withdrawal to the department not less than 30 days before the expiration date of the
16election.
AB748-SA2,28,217 (c) To receive family or medical leave insurance benefits, a covered individual
18shall file a claim for those benefits within such time and in such manner as the
19department may prescribe by rule. On receipt of a claim for family or medical leave
20insurance benefits, the department may request from the claimant's employer such
21information as may be necessary for the department to determine the claimant's
22eligibility for those benefits and the amount and duration of those benefits, and the
23employer shall provide that information to the department within such time and in
24such manner as the department may prescribe by rule. If the department determines
25that a claimant is eligible to receive family or medical leave insurance benefits, the

1department shall provide those benefits to the claimant as provided in subs. (3) to
2(5).
AB748-SA2,28,5 3(3) Amount of benefits. (a) Subject to par. (b), the amount of family or medical
4leave insurance benefits for a week of leave for which those benefits are payable is
5as follows:
AB748-SA2,28,86 1. For a covered individual who earned less than 30 percent of the state annual
7median wage in the calendar year before the individual's application year, 95 percent
8of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB748-SA2,28,119 2. For a covered individual who earned at least 30 percent, but less than 50
10percent, of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the individual's
11application year, 90 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB748-SA2,28,1412 3. For a covered individual who earned at least 50 percent, but less than 80
13percent, of the state annual median wage in the calendar year before the individual's
14application year, 85 percent of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB748-SA2,28,1715 4. For a covered individual who earned at least 80 percent of the state annual
16median wage in the calendar year before the individual's application year, 66 percent
17of that individual's average weekly earnings.
AB748-SA2,28,2218 (b) The amount of family or medical leave insurance benefits for a fractional
19week of leave for which those benefits are payable is one-seventh of the covered
20individual's weekly benefit amount under par. (a) multiplied by the number of days
21of leave taken that week. Family or medical leave insurance benefits are not payable
22for a period of leave of less than one day in duration.
AB748-SA2,29,9 23(4) Duration of benefits. (a) The maximum number of weeks for which family
24or medical leave insurance benefits are payable in an application year is 12 weeks.
25A covered individual may take family or medical leave continuously or, at the option

1of the covered individual, intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, except that
2a covered individual may not take family or medical leave intermittently or on a
3reduced leave schedule for more than 24 consecutive weeks unless the leave is for a
4reason specified in sub. (1) (L) or s. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. and the covered individual shows
5that the leave is medically necessary. If a covered individual who is employed intends
6to take family or medical leave intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule, the
7covered individual shall make a reasonable effort to schedule that leave so as not to
8unduly disrupt the operations of his or her employer and shall provide the employer
9with prior notice of that leave in a reasonable and practicable manner.
AB748-SA2,29,1710 (b) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., no family or medical leave insurance
11benefits are payable for the first 5 calendar days in an application year for which a
12covered individual is eligible for those benefits. Except as provided in subd. 2., family
13or medical leave insurance benefits are payable beginning on the 6th calendar day
14in an application year for which a covered individual is eligible for those benefits.
15The first payment of family or medical leave insurance benefits shall be made no
16later than 2 weeks after a covered individual files a claim for those benefits and
17subsequent payments shall be made no less often than semimonthly.
AB748-SA2,29,2218 2. If a covered individual uses 10 or more days of family or medical leave
19insurance benefits in an application year, those benefits shall also be payable with
20respect to the covered individual's waiting period. An employer may not require a
21covered individual to use paid or unpaid leave of any other type provided by the
22employer during the covered individual's waiting period.
AB748-SA2,30,2 23(5) Coordination of benefits. (a) If family or medical leave for which benefits
24are payable under this section also qualifies as family or medical leave under s.
25103.10 (3) (b) or (4) (a) or 29 USC 2612 (a) (1), the family or medical leave for which

1those benefits are payable shall run concurrently with the family or medical leave
2under s. 103.10 (3) (b) or (4) (a) or 29 USC 2612 (a) (1).
AB748-SA2,30,63 (b) No collective bargaining agreement or employer policy may diminish or
4abridge an employee's rights under this section. Any agreement purporting to waive
5or modify an employee's rights under this section is void as against public policy and
6unenforceable.
AB748-SA2,30,97 (c) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from providing employees
8with rights to family or medical leave insurance benefits that are more generous to
9the employee than the rights provided under this section.
AB748-SA2,30,12 10(6) Tax treatment of benefits. (a) State income tax. Family or medical leave
11insurance benefits received under this section are exempt from state income taxation
12under s. 71.05 (6) (b) 54.
AB748-SA2,30,1413 (b) Federal income tax. With respect to the federal income taxation of family
14or medical leave insurance benefits, the department shall do all of the following:
AB748-SA2,30,2015 1. At the time an individual files a claim for those benefits, advise the
16individual that those benefits are subject to federal income taxation, that
17requirements exist under federal law pertaining to estimated tax payments, and
18that the individual may elect to have federal income taxes withheld from the
19individual's benefit payments and may change that election not more than one time
20in an application year.
AB748-SA2,30,2421 2. Permit the individual to elect to have federal income tax deducted and
22withheld from the individual's benefit payments, permit the individual to change
23that election not more than one time in an application year, and deduct and withhold
24that tax in accordance with the individual's election as provided under 26 USC 3402.
AB748-SA2,31,3
13. Upon making a deduction under subd. 2., transfer the amount deducted from
2the family and medical leave insurance trust fund to the federal internal revenue
3service.
AB748-SA2,31,64 4. In deducting and withholding federal income taxes from an individual's
5benefit payments, follow all procedures specified by the federal internal revenue
6service pertaining to the deducting and withholding of federal income tax.
AB748-SA2,31,21 7(7) Family and medical leave insurance trust fund. Each employee and each
8self-employed individual who elects coverage under sub. (2) (b) shall contribute to
9the family and medical leave insurance trust fund a percentage of his or her wages
10from employment or income from self-employment determined by the department
11under this subsection. In determining that percentage, the department shall consult
12with the commissioner of insurance, who shall recommend a percentage that is
13sufficient to finance the payment of benefits under sub. (2) (c) and the administration
14of the family and medical leave insurance program under this section. The
15department shall collect those contributions from employers and self-employed
16individuals who elect coverage under sub. (2) (b) in the same manner as the
17department collects contributions to the unemployment reserve fund under ss.
18108.17 and 108.18. Section 108.10 applies to issues regarding liability of employers
19for contributions under this subsection. Contributions received under this
20subsection shall be deposited in the family and medical leave insurance trust fund
21and credited to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (w).
AB748-SA2,32,2 22(8) Denial of claims; overpayments. (a) An individual whose claim for family
23or medical leave insurance benefits is denied by the department may request a
24hearing on the denial, and the department shall process the request for a hearing in

1the same manner that requests for hearings on unemployment insurance claims are
2processed under s. 108.09.
AB748-SA2,32,133 (b) If the department pays family or medical leave insurance benefits
4erroneously or as a result of willful misrepresentation, the department may seek
5repayment of those benefits in the same manner that the department recovers
6erroneous payments of unemployment insurance benefits under ss. 108.095, 108.22
7(8), and 108.225. The department may waive recovery of an erroneous payment of
8family or medical leave insurance benefits if the erroneous payment was not the fault
9of the person who received it and if requiring repayment would be contrary to equity
10and good conscience. If an individual willfully makes a false statement or
11representation, or willfully fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain family or
12medical leave insurance benefits under this section, the individual is disqualified
13from receiving those benefits for one year after the date of the disqualification.
AB748-SA2,32,15 14(9) Prohibited acts. (a) No person may interfere with, restrain, or deny the
15exercise of any right provided under this section.
AB748-SA2,32,2016 (b) No person may discharge or otherwise discriminate against any person for
17exercising any right provided under this section, opposing a practice prohibited
18under this section, filing a complaint or attempting to enforce any right provided
19under this section, or testifying or assisting in any action or proceeding to enforce any
20right provided under this section.
AB748-SA2,33,9 21(10) Enforcement. (a) Any person who believes that his or her rights under
22this section have been interfered with, restrained, or denied in violation of sub. (9)
23(a) or that he or she has been discharged or otherwise discriminated against in
24violation of sub. (9) (b) may, within 30 days after the violation occurs or the person
25should reasonably have known that the violation occurred, whichever is later, file a

1complaint with the department alleging the violation, and the department shall
2process the complaint in the same manner as complaints filed under s. 103.10 (12)
3(b) are processed. If the department finds that an employer has violated sub. (9) (a)
4or (b), the department may order the employer to take action to remedy the violation,
5including providing the requested family or medical leave, reinstating an employee,
6providing back pay accrued not more than 2 years before the complaint was filed, and
7paying reasonable actual attorney fees to the complainant. Section 111.322 (2m)
8applies to a discharge or other discriminatory act arising in connection with any
9proceeding under this paragraph.
AB748-SA2,33,1410 (b) After the completion of an administrative proceeding under par. (a),
11including judicial review, an employee or the department may bring an action in
12circuit court against an employer to recover damages caused by a violation of sub. (9)
13(a) or (b). Section 103.10 (13) (b) applies to the commencement of an action under this
14paragraph.
AB748-SA2,33,17 15(11) Administration. The department shall administer the family and medical
16leave insurance program under this section. In administering that program, the
17department shall do all of the following:
AB748-SA2,33,1918 (a) Establish procedures and forms for the filing of claims for benefits under
19this section.
AB748-SA2,33,2320 (b) Promulgate rules to implement this section. Those rules shall maintain
21consistency with the regulations specified in 29 CFR Part 825 and the rules
22promulgated by the department to implement s. 103.10 to the extent that those
23regulations and rules do not conflict with this section.
AB748-SA2,34,324 (c) Use information sharing and integration technology to facilitate the
25exchange of information as necessary for the department to perform its duties under

1this section. Notwithstanding s. 19.35 (1), individual personal information
2maintained by the department under this section is confidential and not open to
3public inspection and copying and may be disclosed only as follows:
AB748-SA2,34,54 1. On the request of the individual who is the subject of the information or the
5individual's authorized representative, to the individual or representative.
AB748-SA2,34,86 2. With the written permission of the individual who is the subject of the
7information or the individual's authorized representative, to a person named in the
8permission.
AB748-SA2,34,109 3. To a public employee for use in the performance of the public employee's
10official duties.
AB748-SA2,34,1311 4. Under a court order or an order of a hearing examiner that is obtained upon
12prior notice to the department and a showing to the court or hearing examiner that
13the information is relevant to a pending court or administrative action.
AB748-SA2,34,1814 (d) Conduct a public outreach campaign to inform employers, employees,
15self-employed individuals, and other covered individuals regarding the family and
16medical leave insurance program under this section. Information provided under
17this paragraph shall be provided in English and in any other language customarily
18spoken by more than 20 percent of the population of this state.
AB748-SA2,34,2519 (e) By September 1 of each year, submit a report to the governor, the joint
20committee on finance, and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
21under s. 13.172 (3) on the family and medical leave insurance program under this
22section. The report shall include the projected and actual rates of participation in
23the program, the premium rates for coverage under the program, the balance in the
24family and medical leave insurance trust fund under s. 25.52, and a description of
25the department's outreach efforts under par. (d).
AB748-SA2,35,5
1(12) Notice posted. Each employer shall post, on its Internet site and in one
2or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are customarily posted, a
3notice in a form approved by the department setting forth employees' rights under
4this section. Any employer that violates this subsection shall forfeit not more than
5$100 for each violation.”.
AB748-SA2,35,6 616. Page 5, line 15: after “employer" insert “, subject to s. 103.105,".
AB748-SA2,35,7 717. Page 6, line 8: delete lines 8 to 19 and substitute:
AB748-SA2,35,8 8 Section 4m. 103.135 of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,35,12 9103.135 Compensation information of employees and prospective
10employees.
(1) Unlawful employer conduct related to prospective employee
11compensation information
. (a) No employer may directly or indirectly do any of the
12following:
AB748-SA2,35,1513 1. Rely on or, subject to par. (b), solicit from a prospective employee or a
14prospective employee's current or former employer information about the
15prospective employee's current or prior compensation.
AB748-SA2,35,1816 2. Require that a prospective employee's current or prior compensation meet
17certain criteria in order for the prospective employee to be considered for
18employment.
AB748-SA2,35,2419 3. Refuse to hire or employ or otherwise discriminate against a prospective
20employee in compensation or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment
21for opposing a practice prohibited under this paragraph, filing or indicating an intent
22to file a complaint or otherwise attempting to enforce any right under this paragraph,
23or testifying, assisting, or participating in any manner in any investigation, action,
24or proceeding to enforce any right under this paragraph.
AB748-SA2,36,4
1(b) After an employer has offered employment to a prospective employee and
2the details of compensation have been agreed upon, the employer may obtain the
3prospective employee's written consent for the employer to solicit information about,
4or take action to confirm, the prospective employee's current or prior compensation.
AB748-SA2,36,8 5(2) Disclosure of compensation information by employees. (a) An employee
6may disclose the details of the employee's compensation to anyone and, subject to par.
7(d), may discuss the compensation of other employees and may ask other employees
8for details regarding their compensation.
AB748-SA2,36,119 (b) Except as provided in par. (d), no employer may interfere with, restrain, or
10deny the exercise of the right of an employee to disclose, discuss, or inquire about
11compensation as provided in par. (a).
AB748-SA2,36,1812 (c) An employer may not discharge or discriminate against an employee in
13promotion, in compensation, or in the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment
14for disclosing, discussing, or inquiring about compensation as provided in par. (a),
15opposing a practice prohibited under par. (b), filing or indicating an intent to file a
16complaint or otherwise attempting to enforce any right under par. (a), or testifying,
17assisting, or participating in any manner in any investigation, action, or proceeding
18to enforce any right under par. (a).
AB748-SA2,36,2319 (d) Subject to s. 19.35, an employer may prohibit a human resources or payroll
20employee, a supervisor, or any other employee whose job responsibilities require or
21allow the employee access to other employees' compensation information from
22disclosing information about any other employee's compensation without that
23employee's prior written consent.
AB748-SA2,37,8 24(3) Enforcement. Any employee or prospective employee who is refused
25employment, terminated, discharged, or otherwise discriminated against in

1violation of sub. (1) (a) or (2) (a) to (c) may file a complaint with the department, and
2the department shall process the complaint in the same manner that employment
3discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39. If the department finds
4that a violation has occurred, the department may order the employer to take action
5to remedy the violation, including reinstating the employee, providing compensation
6in lieu of reinstatement, providing back pay accrued not more than 2 years before the
7complaint was filed, and paying reasonable actual costs and, notwithstanding s.
8814.04 (1), reasonable attorney fees to the complainant.
AB748-SA2,37,11 9(4) Notice posted. (a) Each employer shall provide notice to employees and
10prospective employees regarding their rights under this section by doing all of the
11following:
AB748-SA2,37,1412 1. Posting, in one or more conspicuous places where notices to employees are
13customarily posted, a notice in a form approved by the department setting forth
14employees' and prospective employees' rights under this section.
AB748-SA2,37,1715 2. Including, on each listing for a job vacancy or other employment opportunity
16that is advertised by electronic mail, posting on an Internet site, or other electronic
17means, a notice that includes all of the following information:
AB748-SA2,37,1918 a. A statement that the employer is prohibited from relying on a prospective
19employee's current or former compensation.
AB748-SA2,37,2220 b. A statement that the employer is prohibited from asking about a prospective
21employee's compensation until after the employer has offered the prospective
22employee employment and they have agreed upon the details of compensation.
AB748-SA2,37,2523 c. A statement that the employer is prohibited from requiring that a
24prospective employee's current or prior compensation meet certain criteria in order
25for the prospective employee to be considered for employment.
AB748-SA2,38,2
1d. Information, or a hyperlink to information, regarding prohibited bases of
2discrimination under subch. II of ch. 111.
AB748-SA2,38,43 (b) Any employer who violates par. (a) shall forfeit not more than $100 for each
4offense.
AB748-SA2,38,11 5(5) Statewide concern. (a) The legislature finds that this section is a matter
6of statewide concern and that the enactment of an ordinance by a city, village, town,
7or county regulating employment compensation information would be logically
8inconsistent with, would defeat the purpose of, and would go against the spirit of this
9section. Therefore, this section shall be construed as an enactment of statewide
10concern for the purpose of providing uniform regulation throughout the state
11regarding employment compensation information.”.
AB748-SA2,38,12 1218. Page 6, line 20: delete “(3) (a)" and substitute “(b)".
AB748-SA2,38,13 1319. Page 6, line 23: delete “(b)" and substitute “(bm)".
AB748-SA2,38,15 1420. Page 7, line 2: after that line, on page 2, line 23, of the material inserted
15by assembly amendment 4, delete “this subsection" and substitute “par. (b) or (bm)".
AB748-SA2,38,16 1621. Page 7, line 3: delete “104.001 (3)" and substitute “104.001".
AB748-SA2,38,17 1722. Page 7, line 3: after that line insert:
AB748-SA2,38,18 18 Section 6m. 106.54 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,38,2119 106.54 (11) The division shall receive complaints under s. 103.135 (1) (a) and
20(2) (a) to (c) and shall process the complaints in the same manner that employment
21discrimination complaints are processed under s. 111.39.”.
AB748-SA2,38,22 2223. Page 7, line 17: before that line insert:
AB748-SA2,39,1
1 Section 7g. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,39,52 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
3right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34,
4103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599
5or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB748-SA2,7r 6Section 7r. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,39,107 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
8held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.035, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13,
9103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55,
10or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.”.
AB748-SA2,39,11 1124. Page 8, line 7: after that line insert:
AB748-SA2,39,12 12 Section 9g. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,39,1613 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
14right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.135, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34,
15103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599
16or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB748-SA2,9r 17Section 9r. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,39,2118 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
19held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.135,
20103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55,
21or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.”.
AB748-SA2,39,22 2225. Page 8, line 8: before that line insert:
AB748-SA2,39,23 23 Section 9g. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,40,4
1111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
2right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.105, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34,
3103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599
4or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB748-SA2,9r 5Section 9r. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,40,96 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
7held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.105, 103.11, 103.13,
8103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 146.997, or 995.55,
9or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.”.
AB748-SA2,40,10 1026. Page 8, line 11: after that line insert:
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