3. If an employee is among the highest-paid 10 percent of the employer's
employees, if denying reinstatement of the employee is necessary to prevent
substantial and grievous economic injury to the employer, and if the employer so
notifies the employee at the time the employer determines that the injury will occur,
the employer may deny reinstatement of the employee following leave, except that,
if the employee receives that notice during the leave, the employee must agree not
to return to employment with the employer.
For further information see the state and local fiscal estimate, which will be
printed as an appendix to this bill.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
SB8, s. 1 1Section 1. 103.10 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,8,2 2103.10 (title) Family or, medical, or service member family leave.
SB8, s. 2 3Section 2. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,8,64 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) "Child" means a natural biological, adopted, or foster
5child, a stepchild, or a legal ward, or an individual for whom an employee stands in
6the place of a parent,
to whom any of the following applies:
SB8, s. 3 7Section 3. 103.10 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,8,108 103.10 (1) (a) 2. The individual is 18 years of age or older and cannot care for
9himself or herself
is incapable of self-care because of a serious health condition
10mental or physical disability.
SB8, s. 4 11Section 4. 103.10 (1) (ap) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,8,1212 103.10 (1) (ap) "Covered active duty" means any of the following:
SB8,8,1413 1. In the case of a member of a regular component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
14during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country.
SB8,9,4
12. In the case of a member of a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, duty
2during the deployment of the member with the U.S. armed forces to a foreign country
3under a call or order to active duty under a provision of law specified in 10 USC 101
4(a) (13) (B).
SB8, s. 5 5Section 5. 103.10 (1) (aq) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,9,66 103.10 (1) (aq) "Covered service member" means any of the following:
SB8,9,117 1. A member of the U.S. armed forces, including a member of the national guard
8or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, who is undergoing medical
9treatment, recuperation, or therapy, who is otherwise in outpatient status, or who
10is otherwise on the temporary disability retired list maintained under 10 USC 1376,
11for a serious injury or illness.
SB8,9,1612 2. A veteran who is undergoing medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy,
13for a serious injury or illness and who was a member of the U.S. armed forces,
14including a member of the national guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed
15forces, at any time during the 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran
16undergoes that medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy.
SB8, s. 6 17Section 6. 103.10 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,9,2118 103.10 (1) (b) "Employee" means an individual employed, or suffered or
19permitted to work,
in this state by an employer, except other than the employer's
20parent, spouse, domestic partner, or child or an individual described in 29 USC 203
21(e) (2) (C) (i) and (ii), (4), or (5), as amended to August 7, 1998
.
SB8, s. 7 22Section 7. 103.10 (1) (c) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (c) (intro.) and
23amended to read:
SB8,9,2524 103.10 (1) (c) (intro.) Except as provided in sub. (14) (b), "employer" "Employer"
25means a person engaging in any activity, enterprise, or business in this state

1employing at least 50 individuals on a permanent basis for each working day during
2each of 20 or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding year. "Employer"
3includes any person who acts, directly or indirectly, in the interest of an employer
4with respect to an employee and any successor in interest of an employer
. "Employer"
5also includes the, without regard to the number of employees employed by the
6employer, all of the following:
SB8,10,10 71. The state and any office, department, independent agency, authority,
8institution, association, society, or other body in state government created or
9authorized to be created by the constitution or any law, including the legislature and
10the courts.
SB8, s. 8 11Section 8. 103.10 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,10,1512 103.10 (1) (c) 2. A political subdivision of this state, a special purpose district
13in this state, an instrumentality or corporation of such a political subdivision or
14special purpose district, a combination or subunit of any of the foregoing or an
15instrumentality of the state and any of the foregoing.
SB8, s. 9 16Section 9. 103.10 (1) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,10,2117 103.10 (1) (d) "Employment benefit" means an insurance, leave or retirement
18a benefit which that an employer makes available to an employee, including group
19life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual leave,
20educational benefits, and pensions, regardless of whether those benefits are
21provided by a practice or policy of the employer or through an employee benefit plan
.
SB8, s. 10 22Section 10. 103.10 (1) (er) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,10,2323 103.10 (1) (er) "Next of kin" means the closest blood relative of an individual.
SB8, s. 11 24Section 11. 103.10 (1) (et) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,11,5
1103.10 (1) (et) "Outpatient status" means the status of a covered service
2member who is a member of the U.S. armed forces being assigned to a military
3medical treatment facility as an outpatient or to a unit established for the purpose
4of providing command and control of members of the U.S. armed forces receiving
5medical care as outpatients.
SB8, s. 12 6Section 12. 103.10 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,11,107 103.10 (1) (f) "Parent" means a natural biological parent, foster parent,
8adoptive parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of an employee or of an employee's
9spouse or domestic partner or a person who stood in the place of a parent of the
10employee when the employee was a child
.
SB8, s. 13 11Section 13. 103.10 (1) (fm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,11,1312 103.10 (1) (fm) "Reduced-leave schedule" means a leave schedule that reduces
13the usual number of hours that an employee works per day or per week.
SB8, s. 14 14Section 14. 103.10 (1) (g) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,11,1715 103.10 (1) (g) (intro.) "Serious health condition" means a disabling physical or
16mental
an illness, injury, impairment, or physical or mental condition involving any
17of the following:
SB8, s. 15 18Section 15. 103.10 (1) (g) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,11,2019 103.10 (1) (g) 2. Outpatient care that requires continuing Continuing
20treatment or supervision by a health care provider.
SB8, s. 16 21Section 16. 103.10 (1) (gd) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,11,2222 103.10 (1) (gd) "Serious injury or illness" means any of the following:
SB8,12,423 1. In the case of a member of the U.S. armed forces, including a member of the
24national guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, an injury or illness
25that was incurred by the member in the line of duty while on active duty in the U.S.

1armed forces, or that existed before the beginning of the member's active duty and
2was aggravated by service in the line of duty while on active duty in the U.S. armed
3forces, and that may render the member medically unfit to perform the duties of the
4member's office, grade, rank, or rating.
SB8,12,145 2. In the case of a veteran who was a member of the U.S. armed forces, including
6a member of the national guard or a reserve component of the U.S. armed forces, at
7any time during the 5 years preceding the date on which the veteran undergoes
8medical treatment, recuperation, or therapy for an injury or illness that was incurred
9by the veteran in the line of duty while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, or
10that existed before the beginning of the veteran's active duty and was aggravated by
11service in the line of duty while on active duty in the U.S. armed forces, a qualifying
12illness or injury, as determined by the department, that was so incurred or
13aggravated, whether the illness or injury manifested itself before or after the end of
14the veteran's active duty.
SB8, s. 17 15Section 17. 103.10 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,12,1616 103.10 (1) (h) "Spouse" means an employee's legal husband or wife.
SB8, s. 18 17Section 18. 103.10 (1) (i) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,12,1818 103.10 (1) (i) "Veteran" has the meaning given in 38 USC 101 (2).
SB8, s. 19 19Section 19. 103.10 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,12,2320 103.10 (2) (a) Nothing in this section prohibits an employer from providing
21employees with rights to family leave or, medical leave which, or service member
22family leave that
are more generous to the employee than the rights provided under
23this section.
SB8, s. 20 24Section 20. 103.10 (2) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,13,5
1103.10 (2) (am) 1. Nothing in this section diminishes the obligation of an
2employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit
3program or plan under which the employer provides employees with rights to family
4leave, medical leave, or service member family leave that are more generous to the
5employee than the rights provided under this section.
SB8,13,86 2. A collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit program or plan may
7not limit or diminish any rights to family leave, medical leave, or service member
8family leave provided under this section.
SB8, s. 21 9Section 21. 103.10 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,13,1610 103.10 (2) (c) This section only applies to an employee who has been employed
11for at least 12 months by the same employer for more than 52 consecutive weeks from
12which leave under sub. (3) is requested
and who worked for the that employer for at
13least 1,000 1,250 hours during the preceding 52-week 12-month period. This section
14does not apply to an employee who is employed at a worksite at which the employer
15employs less than 50 employees if the total number of employees employed by the
16employer within 75 miles of that worksite is less than 50.
SB8, s. 22 17Section 22. 103.10 (3) (title) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB8,13,1818 103.10 (3) (title) Leave requirement.
SB8, s. 23 19Section 23. 103.10 (3) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (3) (a) (intro.)
20and amended to read:
SB8,13,2321 103.10 (3) (a) (intro.) In a 12-month period no an employee may take more than
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12 weeks of family leave under par. (b) 1. and 2. for any one or more of the following
23reasons:
SB8, s. 24 24Section 24. 103.10 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 25 25Section 25. 103.10 (3) (a) 3. of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 26
1Section 26. 103.10 (3) (a) 5. of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,14,52 103.10 (3) (a) 5. Because of any qualifying exigency, as determined by the
3department by rule, arising out of the fact that the spouse, child, domestic partner,
4or parent of the employee is on covered active duty or has been notified of an
5impending call or order to covered active duty.
SB8, s. 27 6Section 27. 103.10 (3) (am) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,14,147 103.10 (3) (am) In a 12-month period an employee who is the spouse, child,
8parent, domestic partner, or next of kin of a covered service member may take 26
9weeks of leave to care for the covered service member. Leave under this paragraph
10may be taken only during a single 12-month period. In a 12-month period in which
11leave is taken under this paragraph, an employee may take a combined total of 26
12weeks of leave under this paragraph and par. (a). This paragraph does not limit the
13amount of leave that an employee may take under par. (a) in any other 12-month
14period.
SB8, s. 28 15Section 28. 103.10 (3) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 29 16Section 29. 103.10 (3) (b) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (3) (a) 1m.
17and amended to read:
SB8,14,2018 103.10 (3) (a) 1m. The Because of the birth of the employee's natural biological
19child, if the leave begins is taken to care for the child and the leave ends within 16
20weeks of
12 months after the child's birth.
SB8, s. 30 21Section 30. 103.10 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (3) (a) 2m.
22and amended to read:
SB8,15,223 103.10 (3) (a) 2m. The Because of the placement of a child with the employee
24for adoption or as a precondition to adoption under s. 48.90 (2), but not both, or for

1foster care,
if the leave begins ends within 16 weeks of 12 months after the child's
2placement.
SB8, s. 31 3Section 31. 103.10 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (3) (a) 3m.
SB8, s. 32 4Section 32. 103.10 (3) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 33 5Section 33. 103.10 (3) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,15,106 103.10 (3) (cm) 1. If a husband and wife are entitled to leave under par. (a) and
7are employed by the same employer, the employer may limit the aggregate number
8of weeks of leave that the husband and wife may take for the birth or placement of
9a child under par. (a) 1m. or 2m. or to care for a parent who has a serious health
10condition under par. (a) 3m. to 12 weeks during any 12-month period.
SB8,15,1711 2. If a husband and wife are entitled to leave under par. (am) and are employed
12by the same employer, the employer may limit the aggregate number of weeks of
13leave that the husband and wife may take under par. (am), or under par. (am) and
14under par. (a) for the reasons specified in subd. 1. combined, to 26 weeks during the
1512-month period in which the leave under par. (am) is taken. If the leave taken by
16a husband and wife includes leave under par. (a) for the reasons specified in subd.
171., the limitation under subd. 1. applies to that leave.
SB8, s. 34 18Section 34. 103.10 (3) (d) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 35 19Section 35. 103.10 (3) (dm) of the statutes is created to read:
SB8,16,420 103.10 (3) (dm) 1. An employee may not take leave under par. (a) 1m. or 2m.
21intermittently or on a reduced-leave schedule unless agreed to by the employer.
22Subject to subd. 2. and subs. (6) (b) and (7) (b) 5. or 7., whichever is applicable, an
23employee may take leave under par. (a) 3m. or 4. or (am) intermittently or on a
24reduced-leave schedule when medically necessary. Subject to sub. (6) (c) and (7) (f),
25an employee may take leave under par. (a) 5. intermittently or on a reduced-leave

1schedule. If an employee takes leave intermittently or on a reduced-leave schedule,
2the employee's employer may not reduce the amount of leave under par. (a) to which
3the employee is entitled by an amount that is beyond the amount of leave actually
4taken.
SB8,16,115 2. If an employee requests intermittent leave or leave on a reduced-work
6schedule under par. (a) 3m. or 4. or (am) that is foreseeable for planned medical
7treatment, the employer may require the employee to transfer temporarily to an
8alternative position offered by the employer for which the employee is qualified if
9that alternative position has equivalent pay and employment benefits and if that
10alternative position accommodates intermittent periods of leave or leave on a
11reduced-leave schedule better than the employee's regular position does.
SB8, s. 36 12Section 36. 103.10 (4) (title) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 37 13Section 37. 103.10 (4) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (3) (a) 4. and
14amended to read:
SB8,16,1815 103.10 (3) (a) 4. Subject to pars. (b) and (c), an employee who has Because of
16a serious health condition which that makes the employee unable to perform his or
17her employment duties may take medical leave for the period during which he or she
18is unable to perform those duties
the functions of the employee's position.
SB8, s. 38 19Section 38. 103.10 (4) (b) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 39 20Section 39. 103.10 (4) (c) of the statutes is repealed.
SB8, s. 40 21Section 40. 103.10 (5) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,16,2422 103.10 (5) (a) This Except as provided in pars. (b) to (d), this section does not
23entitle an employee to receive wages or salary while taking family leave or medical
24leave under sub. (3) (a) or (am).
SB8, s. 41 25Section 41. 103.10 (5) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB8,17,5
1103.10 (5) (b) An employee may elect, or an employer may require an employee,
2to
substitute, for portions of family leave or medical leave, paid or unpaid leave of any
3other type
for any part of the leave provided under sub. (3) (a) 1m., 2m., 3m., or 5.,
4any paid vacation leave, paid personal leave, or paid family leave
provided by the
5employer that the employee has accrued.
SB8, s. 42 6Section 42. 103.10 (5) (c) of the statutes is created to read:
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