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Senate Bill 8

Relating To: Relating to: conforming the state family and medical leave law to the federal family and medical leave law and granting rule-making authority.
Bill Text and History
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Lobbying Principals

Principal Name	Notified Date	Communication Date	Comments	Supporting Documentation
AFSCME Council 11	Notified Date 1/31/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/31/2011
AFSCME International	Notified Date 4/14/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/14/2011
Alliance of Wisconsin Retailers, LLC	Notified Date 2/11/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/11/2011
American Family Insurance Group	Notified Date 1/28/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/28/2011
AT&T Wisconsin	Notified Date 10/12/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Other Report Date 10/12/2011 Comments Neutral
BMO Harris Bank (formerly Marshall & Ilsley Corporation)	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen	Notified Date 5/13/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 5/13/2011
City of Milwaukee	Notified Date 2/1/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/1/2011
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	Notified Date 2/7/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/7/2011
Disability Rights Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/25/2011
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/3/2011 None Report Date 1/25/2011
Froedtert Health	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/1/2011 For Report Date 1/25/2011
General Electric Company	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
Independent Business Assn of Wisconsin	Notified Date 11/10/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 11/10/2011
Kraft Foods Global, Inc	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
League of Wisconsin Municipalities	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
Marten Transport	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Medical College of Wisconsin	Notified Date 3/29/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 3/29/2011
Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce	Notified Date 1/28/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 2/17/2011 For Report Date 1/28/2011
Midwest Equipment Dealers Association Inc	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Other Report Date 1/25/2011
MillerCoors LLC	Notified Date 1/29/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/29/2011
National Federation of Independent Business	Notified Date 2/9/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/9/2011
Property Casualty Insurers Association of America	Notified Date 1/18/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/18/2011
Schneider National Inc	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Sentry Insurance Group	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/7/2011 None Report Date 1/24/2011
Southeastern Wisconsin Schools Alliance	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
State Bar of Wisconsin	Notified Date 1/26/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 1/26/2011 Comments The IRR Section actively opposes this legislation because it takes rights away that are currently granted by the Wisconsin FMLA, rights which are not found in the federal law.
United Transportation Union	Notified Date 2/8/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 2/8/2011
Waukesha County	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Wisconsin Association of School Boards Inc	Notified Date 1/26/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/26/2011
Wisconsin Automobile & Truck Dealers Association Inc	Notified Date 3/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 3/25/2011
Wisconsin Coalition of Independent Living Centers	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/25/2011
Wisconsin Council on Children & Families	Notified Date 2/8/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation	Position Info
Against Report Date 4/27/2011 Comments www.wccf.org/pdf/SB8_family_medical_leave_012411.pdf Against Report Date 2/8/2011
Wisconsin Credit Union League	Notified Date 2/8/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 2/8/2011
Wisconsin Education Association Council	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 4/25/2011 Other Report Date 1/24/2011
Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA)	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Wisconsin Grocers Association, Inc.	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/25/2011
Wisconsin Hospital Association Inc (WHA)	Notified Date 8/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 8/24/2011
Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 1/24/2011
Wisconsin Motor Carriers Association	Notified Date 1/24/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 1/24/2011
Wisconsin Professional Police Association	Notified Date 1/25/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/25/2011
Wisconsin Restaurant Association	Notified Date 5/21/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
None Report Date 5/21/2011
Wisconsin Retail Council	Notified Date 11/10/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 11/10/2011
Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association	Notified Date 6/8/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 6/8/2011
Wisconsin State AFL-CIO	Notified Date 1/27/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 1/27/2011
Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39	Notified Date 6/15/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
Against Report Date 6/15/2011
WPS Health Insurance	Notified Date 2/1/2011	Communication Date N/A	Comments	Supporting Documentation
For Report Date 2/1/2011

Lobbying Efforts

	2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total
Total Hours Of Effort On This Matter	2011 January - June 59.00	2011 July - December 15.00	2012 January - June 118.00	2012 July - December 7.00	Total 199.00
Alliance of Wisconsin Retailers, LLC	2011 January - June 21.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 21.00
BMO Harris Bank (formerly Marshall & Ilsley Corporation)	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups Inc	2011 January - June	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December 1.00	Total 1.00
Disability Rights Wisconsin	2011 January - June 13.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 13.00
Fox Cities Chamber of Commerce & Industry	2011 January - June 4.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June 5.00	2012 July - December 6.00	Total 15.00
Independent Business Assn of Wisconsin	2011 January - June	2011 July - December 15.00	2012 January - June 111.00	2012 July - December	Total 126.00
Kraft Foods Global, Inc	2011 January - June 2.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 2.00
Midwest Equipment Dealers Association Inc	2011 January - June 4.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 4.00
MillerCoors LLC	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Engine Manufacturer & Distributor Alliance (WEMDA)	2011 January - June 3.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June	2012 July - December	Total 3.00
Wisconsin Teamsters Joint Council 39	2011 January - June 6.00	2011 July - December	2012 January - June 2.00	2012 July - December	Total 8.00