Wisconsin Bone Marrow and Organ Donation Leave Act Poster

WISCONSIN BONE MARROW AND 
ORGAN DONATION  
LEAVE ACT  Under state law all employers with 
50 or more permanent employees must allow employees  of 
either sex:  
Up to six (6) weeks leave in a  12-month period for the purpose of serving as a bone marrow or
organ donor, provided that the employee provides his or her employer with written verification 
that the employee is to serve as a bone marrow or organ donor and so long as the leave is only for 
the period necessary fo r the employee to undergo the bone marrow or organ donation procedure 
and to recover from the procedure.     This 
law applies only  to an employee who has worked for the employer  more than 52 consecutive
  
weeks 
and  for at least  1000 hours  during that 52-week  period. The law also requires that employees  be
 
allowed t o 
substitute paid or unpaid  leave provided by the employer  for Wisconsin Bone  Marrow or Organ  Donation 
Leave. Employers may  have leave policies that are  more generous than  leaves required  by the law.A complaint concerning a denial of rights under this law must 
be filed within  30 days a fter the violation 
occurs  or the employee should have reasonably known that the violation occurred, whichever  is later.   ERD-18114-E-P (06/2016) For   answers   to   questions   about   the   law,   a   complete   copy   of   the   law,   or   to   make   a   complaint  
about   a   denial   of   rights   under   the   law   contact:  
STATE   OF   WISCONSIN  
DEPARTMENT   OF   WORKFORCE   DEVELOPMENT  
E QUAL   RIGHTS   DIVISION  WISCONSIN  
PO   BOX   8928  
MADISON   WI   53708  
Telephone:   (608)   266 - 6860   819   N   6TH   ST ,  ROOM   723  
MILWAUKEE   WI   53203  
Telephone:     (414)   227 - 4384  	
TTY:	 
(608)   264 - 8752  	TTY:	  (414)   227 - 4081  	
Website:	   http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/
 
The Department of Workforce Development is an equal opportunity employer and service provider.   If you have a disability and 
need to access this information in an alternate format or need it translated to another language,   please contact us.  Section   103.11 ,   Wisconsin   Statutes,   requires   all   employers   with   50   or   more   employees   t o  
display   a   copy   of   this   poster   in   the   workplace.     Employers   with   25   or   more   employees   are	
 
required   to   post  their   particular   leave polic ies .