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AB68-ASA2-AA6,238d 22Section 238d. 66.0422 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,18,823 66.0422 (2) (c) No less than 30 days before the public hearing, the local
24government prepares and makes available for public inspection a report estimating

1the total costs of, and revenues derived from, constructing, owning, or operating the
2facility and including a cost-benefit analysis of the facility for a period of at least 3
3years. The costs that are subject to this paragraph include personnel costs and costs
4of acquiring, installing, maintaining, repairing, or operating any plant or
5equipment, and include an appropriate allocated portion of costs of personnel, plant,
6or equipment that are used to provide jointly both telecommunications services and
7other services. This paragraph does not apply to a broadband facility that is intended
8to serve an underserved or unserved area.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238e 9Section 238e. 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,18,1810 66.0422 (3d) (intro.) Subsection (2) does not apply to a facility for providing
11broadband service to an area within the boundaries of a local government if the local
12government asks, in writing, each person that provides broadband service within the
13boundaries of the local government whether the person currently provides
14broadband service to the area and, if the area is not an underserved or unserved area,
15whether the person intends to provide broadband service to the area within 9
16months, or, if the area is an underserved or unserved area, whether the person
17actively plans to provide broadband service to the area within 3 months and
any of
18the following are satisfied:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238f 19Section 238f. 66.0422 (3d) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,220 66.0422 (3d) (a) The local government asks, in writing, each person that
21provides broadband service within the boundaries of the local government whether
22the person currently provides broadband service to the area or intends to provide
23broadband service within 9 months to the area and within 60 days after receiving the
24written request no person responds in writing to the
The local government does not
25receive a response in writing
that the a person currently provides broadband service

1to the area or intends or actively plans to provide broadband service to the area
2within 9 months the relevant time period.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238g 3Section 238g. 66.0422 (3d) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,74 66.0422 (3d) (b) The local government determines that a person who responded
5to a written request under par. (a) that the person currently provides broadband
6service to the area did not actually provide broadband service to the area and no other
7person makes the response responds to the local government described in par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238h 8Section 238h. 66.0422 (3d) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,149 66.0422 (3d) (c) The local government determines that a person who responded
10to a written request under par. (a) that the person intended or actively planned to
11provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time period did
12not actually provide broadband service to the area within 9 months the relevant time
13period
and no other person makes the response responds to the local government
14described in par. (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238i 15Section 238i. 66.0422 (3m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,1816 66.0422 (3m) (b) The municipality itself does not use the facility to provide
17broadband service to end users. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is
18intended to serve an underserved or unserved area.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238j 19Section 238j. 66.0422 (3m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,19,2420 66.0422 (3m) (c) The municipality determines that, at the time that the
21municipality authorizes the construction, ownership, or operation of the facility,
22whichever occurs first, the facility does not compete with more than one provider of
23broadband service. This paragraph does not apply to a facility that is intended to
24serve an underserved or unserved area.
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AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,1
157. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,2 2 Section 238k. 66.0602 (2m) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 66.0602 (2m).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238L 3Section 238L. 66.0602 (2m) (b) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,4 458. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,5 5 Section 238m. 66.0901 (1) (ae) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238n 6Section 238n. 66.0901 (1) (am) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238o 7Section 238o. 66.0901 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,188 66.0901 (6) Separation of contracts; classification of contractors. In public
9contracts for the construction, repair, remodeling or improvement of a public
10building or structure, other than highway structures and facilities, a municipality
11may bid projects based on a single or multiple division of the work. Public contracts
12shall be awarded according to the division of work selected for bidding. Except as
13provided in sub. (6m), the
The municipality may set out in any public contract
14reasonable and lawful conditions as to the hours of labor, wages, residence, character
15and classification of workers to be employed by any contractor, classify contractors
16as to their financial responsibility, competency and ability to perform work and set
17up a classified list of contractors. The municipality may reject the bid of any person,
18if the person has not been classified for the kind or amount of work in the bid.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238p 19Section 238p. 66.0901 (6m) of the statutes is repealed.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238q 20Section 238q. 66.0901 (6s) of the statutes is repealed.”.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,21 2159. Page 295, line 17: after that line insert:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,20,22 22 Section 238a. 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,323 66.0129 (5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
24contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital

1facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
2of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply
3to bids and contracts under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238r 4Section 238r. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
5statutes are created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,146 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
7works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
8there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
9contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
10wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
11counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
12counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
13a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
14a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1515 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1616 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,1717 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,21,2518 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
19is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
20patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
21years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
22projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
23to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
24ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
25equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,2
1(em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
2103.49 (1) (br).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,43 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
4(1) (em).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,65 (im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
6(fm).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238s 7Section 238s. 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,98 66.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
9103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238t 10Section 238t. 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1211 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
12103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238u 13Section 238u. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1514 66.0903 (1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
15(d).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238v 16Section 238v. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,22,1817 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
18meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238w 19Section 238w. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,920 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
21other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
22mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
23funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
24paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
25prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the

1purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
2s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
3shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
4facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
5ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
6governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
7spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
8prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
9state
.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,238x 10Section 238x. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1311 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
12of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
13governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1414 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,1815 (b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
16local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
17s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
18authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,23,2219 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
20purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
21of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
22remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,223 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
24completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or

1dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
2or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,14 3(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
4before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
5erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
6works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
7trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
8conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
9occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
10to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
11for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
12each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
13days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
14local governmental unit.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,24,2115 (ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
16wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
17addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
18when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
19any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
20If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
21determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,25,422 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
23department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
24or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
25insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which

1case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
2103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.
3(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
4performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,25,135 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
6determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
7submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
8given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
9prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
10include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
11the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
12department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
13date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,214 (br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
15unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
16of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
17determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
18showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
19the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
20occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
21is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
22or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
23the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
24performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
25department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department

1shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
2department receives the request for review.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,153 (dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a
4reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the
5prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
6the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any
7contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing
8wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
9physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
10minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
11prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
12wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
13prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or
14subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
15in force.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,1716 (e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent that is
17subject to this section may do any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,2018 1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the
19prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined
20under this subsection.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,26,2521 2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a
22greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
23unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor or subcontractor's agent pays the
24individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
25at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,27,6
1(4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
2section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
3under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
4per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the
5employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
6at least 1.5 times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,27,87 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
8a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,27,149 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
10manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
11of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
12exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
13a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
14of the project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,27,2215 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
16manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
17establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
18supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
19not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
20this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
21(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
22worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,223 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
24of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
25aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by

1depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
2through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,63 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
4of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material
5or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil
6away from the site of the project.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,97 (c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
8owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
9truck.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,10 10(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,1711 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
12of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which
13the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
14multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
15demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
16than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
17estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,2118 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local
19governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any
20contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for
21performing the work.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,28,2322 (c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
23and installation contract.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,29,3
1(f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
2remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
3less.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,29,94 (g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
5of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
62 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
7approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
8a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or
9maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,29,15 10(8) Posting. A local governmental unit that has contracted for a project of
11public works shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
12prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) in at least
13one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees
14working on the project, or, if there is no common site on the project, at the place
15normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,29,24 16(9) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit
17has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental
18unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination
19into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a
20minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department
21by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local
22governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file
23the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor
24within 30 days after the notice.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,30,5
1(b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
2payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
3the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
4fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
5payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,30,206 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
7payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local
8governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
9complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
10received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
11subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
12the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes
13a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
14department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
15any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
16less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
17for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
18local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
19governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
20wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,31,2 21(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
22contractor's or subcontractor's agent that performs work on a project of public works
23that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
24the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described

1in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
2individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,31,113 (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
4and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or
5subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
6local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
7relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (4)
8for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the
9manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
10work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
11requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,31,2512 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
13of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
14works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
15compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
16request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
17certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
18identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
19agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request that a
20contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit those records no more than once per
21calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor,
22subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a
23requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the
24department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under
25s. 19.35 (1).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,32,6
1(d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
2s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to a person who fails to provide any information to
3the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under
4sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
5discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
6including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,32,13 7(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's
8or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the
9department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of
10pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any
11affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
12overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as
13provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,32,2214 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
15a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
16the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
17less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
18prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
19affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
20overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
21of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
22within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,33,823 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
24provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
25employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any

1court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
2or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
3determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
4hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
5the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
6employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
7compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
8unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,33,139 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
10employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
11in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in
12addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
13and costs to be paid by the defendant.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,33,1714 (b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., and 6., any contractor, subcontractor,
15or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may be fined not
16more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that
17any violation continues is a separate offense.
AB68-ASA2-AA6,34,218 2. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
19project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any
20part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the
21project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual
22for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the
23individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and
24on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of

1dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s.
2946.15 (1).
AB68-ASA2-AA6,34,123 3. Any individual employed on a project of public works that is subject to this
4section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
5subcontractor's agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth
6in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the
7compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
8waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
9entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which
10the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section
11and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s.
12946.15 (2).
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