DWD 60.10(2)(a)1.
1. Employ and compensate such employes as are necessary to the effective and efficient operation of the business enterprise;
DWD 60.10(2)(a)2.
2. Employ and compensate a relief operator to insure continuous operation of the business enterprise during an absence of the licensed operator;
DWD 60.10(2)(a)4.
4. Limit the persons employed to preclude unnecessarily excessive costs;
DWD 60.10(2)(a)5.
5. Terminate the employment of any person whose continued employment is detrimental to the business enterprise;
DWD 60.10(2)(a)6.
6. Keep and preserve legally required detailed records of payroll and payroll deductions; and
DWD 60.10(2)(a)7.
7. Observe the following order of preference in hiring qualified persons:
DWD 60.10(2)(b)1.
1. Assist each operator in identifying qualified disabled persons to be considered for employment; and
DWD 60.10(2)(b)2.
2. Notify the operator of any situation arising from the operator's employment practices which is detrimental to the operation and requires prompt and immediate correction.
DWD 60.10(3)(a)(a) The operator shall transact all business on a 30 calendar day cash basis and shall pay all obligations promptly when due.
DWD 60.10(3)(b)
(b) The operator shall pay and discharge any obligations within 30 days after written notice from the department that:
DWD 60.10(3)(b)1.
1. The operator is delinquent in the payment of any business accounts; or
DWD 60.10(3)(b)2.
2. The department has received a complaint concerning monies due a business creditor of the operator, or has been asked to provide assistance in the collection of these monies.
DWD 60.10(4)
(4) Merchandise. Only merchandise of a class or type authorized by the permit or contract shall be sold by the operator or the operator's employes.
DWD 60.10(5)
(5) Display of license. The operator shall at all times conspicuously display at the business enterprise location the license issued by the department and shall neither cause nor permit the license to be covered or removed.
DWD 60.10(6)(a)1.
1. Establish and maintain a business checking account in a depository commercial bank chartered to do business in the state of Wisconsin, deposit all business receipts and revenues therein, and insure that business and personal funds shall not become mingled in the account;
DWD 60.10(6)(a)2.
2. Keep and preserve a full and complete record of all receipts and disbursements required by internal revenue service guidelines;
DWD 60.10(6)(a)3.
3. Prepare and submit to the department, on or before the 5th working day of each month, a sales report for the previous month along with all bills paid that month;
DWD 60.10(6)(a)4.
4. Make available to the department during regular business hours all records and books of account for the purpose of review or audit; and
DWD 60.10(6)(a)5.
5. Provide or report to the department in the form prescribed information about the business enterprise required by this chapter or otherwise requested by the department.
DWD 60.10(6)(b)
(b) Department responsibility. The department shall assist the operator in the establishment of proper books of account and record-keeping procedures.
DWD 60.10(7)
(7) Payment of fees. The operator shall, within 30 days from the date of invoice, send all fees to the department which are owed to the department for the preceding month. Fees may be paid by check or money order made payable to the department's business enterprise program and sent to the address on the invoice.
DWD 60.10(8)(a)(a) All reports required pursuant to
sub. (6) (a) received after the due date shall be assessed a late penalty charge as determined annually by the department in consultation with the committee.
DWD 60.10(8)(b)
(b) All fees required pursuant to
s. DWD 60.11 received after the due date shall be assessed an interest charge of 1% per month (12% per annum) of the unpaid balance.
DWD 60.10(8)(c)
(c) If the reports or fees are late due to reasons beyond the operator's control, the penalty may be waived by the department upon receipt of the set-aside fees or fully completed reports accompanied by a statement justifying the lateness.
DWD 60.10(9)(a)(a) Every operator shall obtain a Wisconsin seller's permit in the operator's name.
DWD 60.10(9)(b)
(b) If the department obtains the seller's permit, the operator shall reimburse the department for the permit.
DWD 60.10(9)(c)
(c) The operator shall pay in full within prescribed time limits all state sales tax due and shall comply with the provisions of ss.
77.51 and
77.52, Stats.
DWD 60.10 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1983, No. 329, eff. 6-1-83.
DWD 60.11(1)
(1)
Requirement. The department shall collect, maintain and administer funds from the net proceeds of the operation of each business enterprise, including vendor-owned enterprises, in accordance with provisions of this section.
DWD 60.11(2)(a)(a) Funds that the department requires be set aside shall be computed on the basis of a percentage of the individual operator's net proceeds for a given month. The department may each year reconsider and change that percentage to ensure that set-aside funds are sufficient for the uses made of these funds. Set-aside charges for vendor-owned enterprises shall be at a reduced rate to reflect vendor-owner responsibility for maintenance, repair and replacement of all business enterprise equipment.
DWD 60.11(2)(b)
(b) The department shall bill operators each month for the set-aside charge.
DWD 60.11(3)
(3) Accounting. Set-aside funds maintained by the department shall be accounted for in accordance with generally accepted principles of fund accounting.
DWD 60.11(4)
(4) Uses. Set-aside funds may be expended only for the following purposes:
DWD 60.11(4)(e)
(e) To establish and maintain retirement or pension funds, health insurance contributions and provisions for paid sick leave and vacation time.
DWD 60.11 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1983, No. 329, eff. 6-1-83.
DWD 60.12(1)
(1)
Conduct or performance shortcomings. If the operator fails to conduct the business enterprise in compliance with the operator's agreement or to maintain reasonable performance levels as demonstrated by comparison with prior periods of operation in the same location or other business enterprises of a similar type, the department shall review the evidence with the committee and solicit the committee's recommendations for corrective action.
DWD 60.12(2)
(2) Corrective action alternatives. Corrective action alternatives available to the department include but are not limited to :
DWD 60.12(2)(a)
(a) Specific or additional management and supervision services;
DWD 60.12(2)(b)
(b) Suspension of the license for a period not to exceed 30 days;
DWD 60.12(2)(c)
(c) Demotion of the operator to a less-demanding business enterprise; and
DWD 60.12(3)(a)(a) Exchange as provided in
par. (b), no suspension, demotion or termination shall be made until the department gives notice to the operator, by registered or certified mail, with return receipt requested, of facts or conduct which warrant the intended action, and the operator has been given an opportunity to show compliance with all lawful requirements for the retention of the license.
DWD 60.12(3)(b)
(b) The department may immediately suspend an operator's license, followed by notice and the opportunity to contest the action, if in the judgment of the department there is a substantial probability that the behavior of the operator will result in harm to the health, safety or welfare of other persons.
DWD 60.12(4)
(4) Grounds for suspension. An operator's license may be suspended for a period not to exceed 30 calendar days, except in cases of extended illness or incapacity, on one or more of the following grounds:
DWD 60.12(4)(a)
(a) Failure to operate the business enterprise in compliance with the operator's agreement;
DWD 60.12(4)(b)
(b) Failure to maintain acceptable performance levels after being provided the opportunity for additional training; or
DWD 60.12(5)
(5) Grounds for demotion. An operator may be demoted to a lesser-demanding business enterprise on one or both of the following grounds:
DWD 60.12(5)(a)
(a) Recurring noncompliance with terms of the operator's agreement; or
DWD 60.12(5)(b)
(b) Repeated failure to maintain acceptable levels of performance in operation of the business enterprise.
DWD 60.12(6)
(6) Grounds for termination. An operator's license may be terminated for one or more of the following reasons:
DWD 60.12(6)(b)
(b) Withdrawal of the permit or contract by the controlling body or organization of the building or property in which the business enterprise is operating, due to fault of the operator;
DWD 60.12(6)(c)
(c) Decision by the department after recommendation of the committee that an enterprise is not being operated in accordance with the law or this chapter or within the terms and conditions of the agreement between the department and the operator;
DWD 60.12(6)(d)
(d) Any willful or malicious destruction of any equipment furnished to the operator;
DWD 60.12(6)(e)
(e) Willful falsification of any record or report required to be kept or made by the operator; or
DWD 60.12(7)
(7) Informing the operator of rights. In the event of suspension, demotion or termination, the operator shall be informed of his or her right to review of the decision as provided in
s. DWD 60.05.
DWD 60.12(8)(a)(a) Upon suspension, demotion or termination, the operator shall vacate the business enterprise premises upon the effective date of that action.
DWD 60.12(8)(b)
(b) If a vendor-owner does not vacate the premises as required under
par. (a), the department may remove any of the property of the business enterprise owned by the vendor-owner and place this property in storage at the expense of the vendor-owner or else deliver it to the vendor-owner at that person's expense.
DWD 60.12(9)
(9) Inventory. Upon suspension, demotion or termination, a physical inventory and valuation of equipment, accessories and merchandise shall be made by the department and the operator or the operator's representative. If the operator chooses not to be present and not to be represented by an agent, the department may engage the assistance of a third party.
DWD 60.12 History
History: Cr.
Register, May, 1983, No. 329, eff. 6-1-83.
DWD 60.13
DWD 60.13 Other reasons for suspending or terminating a license or transferring an operator to a less-demanding business. DWD 60.13(1)(1)
Suspension. An operator's license may be suspended by the department for an indefinite period in the event of extended illness or incapacity when there is reasonable expectation, based on medical evidence, that the operator will return to the business. The operator shall be reinstated when the period of incapacity has ended as certified by a physician.
DWD 60.13(2)
(2) Termination. An operator's license may be terminated by the department for any of the following reasons:
DWD 60.13(2)(a)
(a) Improvement of the operator's vision to the extent that the operator is no longer legally blind;
DWD 60.13(2)(b)
(b) Delivery to the department of a written request from the operator for cancellation of the license;
DWD 60.13(2)(c)
(c) Extended illness or incapacity of the operator preventing personal operation of the business enterprise, when there is no reasonable expectation, based on medical evidence, that the operator can return to work; or
