Ogletree Deakins: Wisconsin Law Grants Leave for Bone Marrow and Organ Donors as of July 1, 2016 | Practical Law

Ogletree Deakins: Wisconsin Law Grants Leave for Bone Marrow and Organ Donors as of July 1, 2016 | Practical Law

This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Wisconsin Donation Leave Act (WDLA) under which covered employers must provide eligible employees with up to six weeks unpaid leave per 12-month period to undergo and recover from bone marrow or organ donation. Employers may require medical certification and advance notice from employees seeking leave under the WDLA. The WDLA will be enforced by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, which is currently creating a mandatory workplace poster. The WDLA is codified at Section 103.11 of the Wisconsin Statutes. It becomes effective July 1, 2016.

Ogletree Deakins: Wisconsin Law Grants Leave for Bone Marrow and Organ Donors as of July 1, 2016

by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Published on 16 May 2016 • United States, Wisconsin
This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. discusses the Wisconsin Donation Leave Act (WDLA) under which covered employers must provide eligible employees with up to six weeks unpaid leave per 12-month period to undergo and recover from bone marrow or organ donation. Employers may require medical certification and advance notice from employees seeking leave under the WDLA. The WDLA will be enforced by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, which is currently creating a mandatory workplace poster. The WDLA is codified at Section 103.11 of the Wisconsin Statutes. It becomes effective July 1, 2016.
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