Wisconsin 2023-2024 Regular Session

Wisconsin Assembly Bill AB612 Compare Versions

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3	3	2023 - 2024 LEGISLATURE
4	4	2023 ASSEMBLY BILL 612
5	5	October 31, 2023 - Introduced by Representatives SORTWELL, GOEBEN, ROZAR,
6	6	ALLEN, BEHNKE, BODDEN, BRANDTJEN, CALLAHAN, DITTRICH, EDMING,
7	7	MAGNAFICI, MICHALSKI, MOSES, MURPHY, O'CONNOR, RETTINGER, SAPIK, SCHRAA
8	8	and SCHUTT, cosponsored by Senators NASS and CABRAL-GUEVARA. Referred to
9	9	Committee on Labor and Integrated Employment.
10	10	*AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE*
11	11	AN ACT to create 252.045 of the statutes; relating to: waivers from workplace
12	12	immunization requirements.
13	13	Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
14	14	This bill requires any employer that requires any employee or prospective
15	15	employee to receive an immunization as a condition of employment to waive the
16	16	immunization requirement for the employee or prospective employee if the employee
17	17	or prospective employee objects to the immunization for reasons of health, religion,
18	18	or personal conviction. Under the bill, no employer may require that an employee
19	19	or prospective employee provide any explanation or justification of the employee's or
20	20	prospective employee's objection to an immunization. Further, the bill requires an
21	21	employer to inform an employee or prospective employee of the employee's or
22	22	prospective employee's right to a waiver from the employer's immunization
23	23	requirements in writing at any time the employer informs the employee or
24	24	prospective employee of the employer's immunization requirements.
25	25	The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
26	26	enact as follows:
27	27	SECTION 1. 252.045 of the statutes is created to read:
28	28	252.045 Waiver from workplace immunization requirements. (1) In
29	29	this section:
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36	36	SECTION 1 ASSEMBLY BILL 612
37	37	(a) “Employee” has the meaning given in s. 103.001 (5).
38	38	(b) “Employer” has the meaning given in s. 103.001 (6).
39	39	(2) If any employer requires any employee or prospective employee to receive
40	40	an immunization as a condition of employment, the employer shall waive the
41	41	immunization requirement if the employee or prospective employee objects to the
42	42	immunization for reasons of health, religion, or personal conviction. No employer
43	43	may require that an employee or prospective employee provide any explanation or
44	44	justification of the employee's or prospective employee's objection to an
45	45	immunization under this subsection.
46	46	(3) At any time an employer informs an employee or prospective employee of
47	47	any immunization requirements of the employer, the employer shall inform the
48	48	employee or prospective employee in writing of the employee's or prospective
49	49	employee's right to a waiver under this section.
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