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20.445
(1) (sm)
Uninsured employers fund; payments. From the uninsured
24employers fund,
a sum sufficient to make all moneys received from sources identified
25under s. 102.80 (1m) for the purpose of making the payments under s. 102.81 (1) and
1to obtain reinsurance under s. 102.81 (2). No moneys may be expended or
2encumbered under this paragraph until the first day of the first July beginning after
3the day that the secretary of workforce development files the certificate under s.
4102.80 (3) (a).
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20.445
(6) (q)
Payment of benefits; family and medical leave benefits insurance
7trust fund. From the family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund, a sum
8sufficient to pay for the payment of benefits under s. 103.105 (3) and to refund
9moneys erroneously paid into the fund.
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20.445
(6) (r)
Administrative expenses; family and medical leave benefits
12insurance trust fund. Biennially, from the family and medical leave benefits
13insurance trust fund, the amounts in the schedule for the administrative expenses
14of the family and medical leave benefits insurance program.
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25.17
(1) (er) Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund (s. 25.52);
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1825.52 Family and medical leave benefits insurance trust fund. There
19is created a separate nonlapsible trust fund designated as the family and medical
20leave benefits insurance trust fund, to consist of all moneys deposited in that fund
21under s. 103.105 (8).
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36.09
(1) (e) Subject to par. (em), the board shall appoint a president of the
24system; a chancellor for each institution; a dean for each college campus; the state
25geologist; the director of the laboratory of hygiene; the director of the psychiatric
1institute; the state cartographer; and the requisite number of officers, other than the
2vice presidents, associate vice presidents, and assistant vice presidents of the
3system; faculty; academic staff; and other employees and fix the salaries, subject to
4the limitations under par. (j) and s. 230.12 (3) (e), the duties and the term of office
5for each. The board shall fix the salaries, subject to the limitations under par. (j) and
6s. 230.12 (3) (e), and the duties for each chancellor, vice president, associate vice
7president, and assistant vice president of the system. No sectarian or partisan tests
8or any tests based upon race, religion, national origin,
or sex
, sexual orientation, as
9defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender
10identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), shall ever be allowed or exercised in the
11appointment of the employees of the system.
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47.02
(3m) (f) Assure that eligibility for vocational rehabilitation services
14under this chapter is determined without regard to
the sex, race, age, creed, color,
15or national origin
, sexual orientation, as defined in s. 111.32 (13m), gender
16expression, as defined in s. 111.32 (7j), or gender identity, as defined in s. 111.32 (7k), 17of the individual applying for services, that no class of individuals is found ineligible
18solely on the basis of type of disability
, and that no age limitations for eligibility exist
19which that, by themselves, would result in ineligibility for vocational rehabilitation
20services.
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66.0129
(5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
23contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital
24facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
1of a class 2 notice under ch. 985.
Section
Sections 66.0901
applies and 66.0903 apply 2to bids and contracts under this subsection.
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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.
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21Section
129. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
22statutes are created to read:
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66.0903
(1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
24works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
25there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
1contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
2wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
3counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
4counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
5a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
6a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
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(am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
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(b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
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(cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
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(dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
11is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
12patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
13years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
14projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
15to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
16ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
17equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
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(em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
19103.49 (1) (br).
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(hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
21(1) (em).
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(im) “Supply and installation contract" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
23(fm).
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166.0903
(1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s.
16.856 2103.49 (1) (b)
, 2015 stats.
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66.0903
(1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s.
16.856 5103.49 (1)
(e), 2015 stats.
(c).
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6Section
132. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,69,87
66.0903
(1) (g) “Prevailing wage rate" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1)
8(d).
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66.0903
(1) (j) “Truck driver"
includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
11meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).
SB70-SSA2-SA1,134
12Section
134. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,70,213
66.0903
(1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
14other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
15mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
16funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
17paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
18prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
19purpose of, and would go against the
repeals
spirit of this section and the repeal of
20s. 66.0904, 2009 stats.
, and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
21shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the
purposes of
22facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
23ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
24governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
25spending at all levels of government in this state purpose of providing uniform
1prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
2state.
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3Section
135. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
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66.0903
(2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
5of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
6governmental unit, including all of the following:
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(a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
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(b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
9local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
10s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
11authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
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(c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
13purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
14of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
15remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
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(d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
17completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or
18dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
19or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
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20(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
21before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
22erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
23works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
24trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
25conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
1occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
2to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state
3for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for
4each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30
5days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting
6local governmental unit.
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(ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
8wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
9addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
10when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
11any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
12If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
13determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
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(av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
15department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
16or 103.50, or
40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
17insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which
18case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
19103.49 or 103.50, or
40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.
20(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
21performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
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(bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
23determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
24submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
25given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
1prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
2include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
3the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
4department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
5date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
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(br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
7unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
8of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
9determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
10showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
11the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
12occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
13is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
14or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
15the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
16performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
17department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department
18shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
19department receives the request for review.
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(dm) A local governmental unit that is subject to this section shall include a
21reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department and to the
22prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
23the project of public works. Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, if any
24contract or subcontract for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing
25wage rates determined by the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
1physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
2minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
3prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
4wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
5prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or
6subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
7in force.
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(e) No contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent that
9is subject to this section may do any of the following:
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1. Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) less than the
11prevailing wage rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined
12under this subsection.
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2. Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (4) to work a
14greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
15unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent pays
16the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate
17of at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.
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18(4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
19section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
20under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
21per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays the
22employee for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of
23at least 1.5 times the employee's hourly basic rate of pay:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,73,2524
1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
25a project of public works that is subject to this section.
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12. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
2manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
3of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
4exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
5a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
6of the project.
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(b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
8manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
9establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
10supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
11not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
12this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
13(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
14worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
SB70-SSA2-SA1,74,1915
1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
16of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
17aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
18depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
19through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
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2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
21of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material
22or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil
23away from the site of the project.
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1(c) A person subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
2owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
3truck.
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4(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
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(a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
6of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which
7the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
8multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
9demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
10than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
11estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
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(b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local
13governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any
14contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for
15performing the work.
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(c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
17and installation contract.
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(f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
19remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
20less.
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(g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
22of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
232 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
24approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
1a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or
2maintenance by the local governmental unit.
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3(8) Posting. A local governmental unit that has contracted for a project of
4public works shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
5prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) in at least
6one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees
7working on the project, or, if there is no common site on the project, at the place
8normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.
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9(9) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit
10has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental
11unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination
12into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a
13minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department
14by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local
15governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file
16the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor
17within 30 days after the notice.
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(b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
19payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
20the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
21fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
22payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
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(c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
24payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local
25governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
1complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
2received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
3subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
4the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes
5a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
6department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
7any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
8less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
9for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
10local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
11governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
12wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
SB70-SSA2-SA1,77,18
13(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
14contractor's or subcontractor's agent that performs work on a project of public works
15that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
16the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described
17in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
18individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
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(b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
20and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or
21subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
22local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
23relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (4)
24for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the
25manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
1work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
2requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
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(c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
4of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
5works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
6compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
7request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
8certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
9identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
10agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request that a
11contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit those records no more than once per
12calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor,
13subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a
14requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the
15department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under
16s. 19.35 (1).
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(d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
18s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to a person who fails to provide any information to
19the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under
20sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
21discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
22including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
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23(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's
24or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the
25department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of
1pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any
2affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
3overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as
4provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
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2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
6a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
7the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
8less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
9prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
10affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
11overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
12of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
13within a period specified by the department in the order.
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3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
15provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
16employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
17court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
18or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
19determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
20hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
21the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
22employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
23compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
24unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
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15. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
2employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
3in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in
4addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
5and costs to be paid by the defendant.
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(b) 1. Except as provided in subds. 2., 4., and 6., any contractor, subcontractor,
7or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may be fined not
8more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that
9any violation continues is a separate offense.
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2. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
11project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any
12part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the
13project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual
14for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the
15individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and
16on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of
17dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s.
18946.15 (1).
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3. Any individual employed on a project of public works that is subject to this
20section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
21subcontractor's agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth
22in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the
23compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
24waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
25entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which
1the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section
2and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s.
3946.15 (2).
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4. Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
5project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages
6to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be
7deducted from the individual's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless
8the deduction would be allowed under
29 CFR 3.5 or
3.6 from an individual who is
9working on a project that is subject to
40 USC 3142.
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5. Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
11to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is
12entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay
13is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed
14under
29 CFR 3.5 or
3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject
15to
40 USC 3142.
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6. Subdivision 1. does not apply to any person who fails to provide any
17information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
18wage rates under sub. (3) (am) or (ar).
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19(12) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department
20shall notify any local governmental unit applying for a determination under sub. (3)
21of the names of all persons that the department has found to have failed to pay the
22prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than
231.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
24hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The department shall include
25with each name the address of the person and shall specify when the person failed
1to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less than 1.5 times the
2hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor.
3A local governmental unit may not award any contract to the person unless otherwise
4recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed from the date the
5department issued its findings or the date of final determination by a court of
6competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.