Legislative Bill Tracking Report: Human Resources
| Bill Number/Author | Summary/Status | WMC Position |
|---|---|---|
| AB 41 /SB 23 – Preemption of City, Village, Town, or County Ordinances Requiring Employers to Provide Employees with Leave from Employment to Deal with Family, Medical, or Health Issues (Kapenga/Vukmir) Bill Text Bill History | Summary:This bill relates to preemption of city, village, town, or county ordinances requiring employers to provide employees with leave from employment to deal with family, medical, or health issues. A local ordinance requiring employers to provide leave would be inconsistent with uniform family and medical leave throughout the state.Status: The bill was signed into law as ACT 16. It went into effect on May 20, 2011. | Support |
| AB 197 /SB 147 – Payment of Unemployment Insurance Benefits During Certain Periods in this State (Ballweg/Wangaard) Bill Text Bill History 2011 WI Act 42 | Summary:These companion bills relate to the payment of extended unemployment insurance benefits during certain periods in this state. Essentially the bills will add up to 13 weeks of extended benefits for an eligible worker who has exhausted the regular and emergency unemployment compensation benefits.Status: The bill was signed by Governor Walker on August 4, 2011 as 2011 WI Act 42. | Support |
| AB 450 /SB 352 – participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants (Mark Honadel/Van Wanggaard ) Bill Text Bill History 2011 WI Act 123 | Summary:This bill will allow certain unemployment recipients to receive on-the-job training with employers who have been approved by the Department of Workforce Development as qualified employers.Status: This bill was signed into law with a partial veto on March 12, 2012 and became ACT 123. | Support |
| SB 147 /AB 197 – Payment of Extended Unemployment Insurance Benefits During Certain Periods in this State (Wangaard/Ballweg ) Bill Text Bill History 2011 WI Act 42 | Summary:These companion bills relate to the payment of extended unemployment insurance benefits during certain periods in this state. Essentially the bills will add up to 13 weeks of extended benefits for an eligible worker who has exhausted the regular and emergency unemployment compensation benefits.Status: The bill was signed by Governor Walker on August 4, 2011 as 2011 WI Act 42. | Support |
| SB 352 /AB 450 – participation in certain training by unemployment insurance claimants (Van Wanggaard /Mark Honadel ) Bill Text Bill History 2011 WI Act 123 | Summary:This bill will allow certain unemployment recipients to receive on-the-job training with employers who have been approved by the Department of Workforce Development as qualified employers.Status: This bill was signed into law with a partial veto on March 12, 2012 and became ACT 123. | Support |
