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Other leaves: Wisconsin

This guide provides an in‑depth review of Wisconsin leave requirements, including family and medical leave, bone marrow and organ donor leave, and other statutory leave obligations for employers.

by Matthew Feery and Jill Pedigo Hall, Gonzalez Saggio & Harlan LLP

Summary

This guide provides an in-depth review of Wisconsin leave requirements. Wisconsin requires covered employers to provide bone marrow and organ donor leave, voting leave, election official leave, emergency responder leave, military leave, jury duty leave and witness duty leave.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Leaves of absence
  • Family and medical leave
  • Bone marrow and organ donor leave
    • Employer coverage
    • Employee eligibility
    • Employee notice and documentation requirements
    • Employer notice and posting requirements
    • Pay and benefits
    • Tracking time
    • Alternative employment
    • Reinstatement
    • Prohibited actions
    • Enforcement
  • Voting leave
  • Election official leave
  • Emergency responder leave
  • Military leave
    • Civil air patrol leave
  • Jury duty leave
  • Training
  • Future developments

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Jurisdiction: Wisconsin

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Enhanced to include rules implementing the bone marrow and organ donor leave law.

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About the author

Matthew Feery
Attorney, Much Shelist, P.C.

Matthew Feery specializes in labor and employment law and counsels clients on employment-related issues such as discrimination and harassment, recruiting and hiring, restrictive covenants, wage and hour, business closings and mass layoffs, family and medical leave and compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.

Mr. Feery has experience representing employers before state and federal courts, various administrative agencies and the American Arbitration Association. He further helps employers by drafting employee handbooks, restrictive covenant agreements, separation agreements and other employment-related documents.

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About the author

Jill Pedigo Hall
Advisor and Advocate in Employment Law with von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Jill Pedigo Hall is an employment attorney whose practice includes affirmative action, medical leave management involving FMLA and disability accommodations, and wage and hour issues. She also assists employers in coordinating workforce reductions and in drafting policies, employment contracts and restrictive covenant agreements. She has successfully managed litigation defense and represented corporate clients before federal and state courts and administrative agencies.

Ms. Hall frequently lectures and conducts in-house management and supervisor training for human resource organizations and clients in the areas of diversity and affirmative action, harassment, wage and hour, medical leave management and social media.

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