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AB621-ASA2,23,55 2. The last Monday in May.
AB621-ASA2,23,66 3. July 4.
AB621-ASA2,23,77 4. The first Monday in September.
AB621-ASA2,23,88 5. The 4th Thursday in November.
AB621-ASA2,23,99 6. December 25.
AB621-ASA2,23,1010 7. The day before if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Saturday.
AB621-ASA2,23,1111 8. The day following if January 1, July 4, or December 25 falls on a Sunday.
AB621-ASA2,23,1712 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
13occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
14demolition of any project of public works in any area means the hourly basic rate of
15pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits,
16pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly
17for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects in the area.
AB621-ASA2,24,218 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
19occupation on projects in the area is paid, “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
20occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
21demolition of any project of public works in any area means the average hourly basic
22rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
23contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits,
24vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
25directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the

1highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation on projects in
2that area.
AB621-ASA2,24,53 (em) “Single-trade project of public works" means a project of public works in
4which a single trade accounts for 85 percent or more of the total labor cost of the
5project.
AB621-ASA2,24,116 (f) “State agency" means any office, department, independent agency,
7institution of higher education, association, society, or other body in state
8government created or authorized to be created by the constitution or any law,
9including the legislature and the courts. “State agency" also includes the University
10of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority, the Fox River Navigational System
11Authority, and the Wisconsin Aerospace Authority.
AB621-ASA2,24,1612 (fm) “Supply and installation contract" means a contract under which the
13material is installed by the supplier, the material is installed by means of simple
14fasteners or connectors such as screws or nuts and bolts, and no other work is
15performed on the site of the project of public works, and the total labor cost to install
16the material does not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the contract.
AB621-ASA2,24,1717 (g) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck.
AB621-ASA2,24,20 18(1m) Applicability. Subject to sub. (3g), this section applies to any project of
19public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for the state
20or a state agency, including all of the following:
AB621-ASA2,24,2321 (a) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
22state agency for another state agency under any contract or under any statute
23specifically authorizing cooperation between state agencies.
AB621-ASA2,25,224 (b) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
25purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, the state in lieu of the state or

1a state agency contracting for the erection, construction, repair, remodeling, or
2demolition of the facility.
AB621-ASA2,25,53 (c) A sanitary sewer or water main project in which the completed sanitary
4sewer or water main is acquired by, or dedicated to, the state for ownership or
5maintenance by the state.
AB621-ASA2,26,2 6(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. Any contract made for the
7erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
8works to which the state or any state agency is a party shall contain a stipulation that
9no individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) may be allowed to work a
10greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
11except that any such individual may be allowed or required to work more than such
12prevailing hours of labor per day and per week if he or she is paid for all hours worked
13in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or her hourly
14basic rate of pay; nor may he or she be paid less than the prevailing wage rate
15determined under sub. (3) in the same or most similar trade or occupation in the area
16in which the project of public works is situated. The notice published for the purpose
17of securing bids for the project must contain a reference to the prevailing wage rates
18determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor. Except as otherwise
19provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a project of public works
20that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined
21under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated into
22and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor subcontract, as
23determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by rule the method
24of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing
25hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and

1prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed
2during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force.
AB621-ASA2,26,8 3(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
4section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
5under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
6per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all
7hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
8the employees' hourly basic rate of pay:
AB621-ASA2,26,109 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
10a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB621-ASA2,26,1611 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
12manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
13of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
14exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
15a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
16of the project.
AB621-ASA2,26,2417 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
18manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
19establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
20supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
21not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
22this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.
23(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
24worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB621-ASA2,27,5
11. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
2of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
3aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
4depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
5through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB621-ASA2,27,96 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
7of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from
8the site of the project of public works, and transport that excavated material or spoil
9away from the site of the project.
AB621-ASA2,27,1210 (c) A person that is subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
11owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
12truck.
AB621-ASA2,28,3 13(3) Investigation; determination. (a) Before a state agency issues a request
14for bids for any work to which this section applies, the state agency having the
15authority to prescribe the specifications shall apply to the department to determine
16the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the work under
17contemplation in the area in which the work is to be done. The department shall
18conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
19occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are subject to this section
20and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those
21trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade
22or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within 30 days after
23receiving the request and shall file the determination with the requesting state
24agency. A state agency that has contracted for a project of public works subject to this
25section shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the

1prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (6m) in at least one
2conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by employees
3working on the project.
AB621-ASA2,28,104 (am) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
5wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
6addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
7when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
8any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
9If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
10determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB621-ASA2,28,1911 (ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the
12department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 66.0903,
13103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there
14is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in
15which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this
16section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing
17wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from any
18construction work performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as
19defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB621-ASA2,29,320 (b) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
21determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
22submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
23given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
24prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
25include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in

1the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
2department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
3date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB621-ASA2,29,174 (c) In addition to the recalculation under par. (b), the state agency that
5requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any
6portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
7determination if the state agency submits evidence with the request showing that
8the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the
9determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
10occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
11is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
12or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
13the proposed project of public works is located on which some work has been
14performed during the current survey period and that were considered by the
15department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (am). The department
16shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
17department receives the request for review.
AB621-ASA2,29,18 18(3g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB621-ASA2,29,2119 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
20of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works for
21which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000.
AB621-ASA2,29,2522 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the state or the state
23agency contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor,
24subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for performing the
25work.
AB621-ASA2,30,2
1(c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
2and installation contract.
AB621-ASA2,30,33 (f) A public highway, street, or bridge project.
AB621-ASA2,30,64 (g) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
5remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
6less.
AB621-ASA2,30,117 (h) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
8of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
92 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
10approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
11the state for ownership or maintenance by the state.
AB621-ASA2,30,19 12(4r) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a state agency has not
13requested a determination under sub. (3) (a) or that a state agency, contractor, or
14subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a contract or
15subcontract as required under sub. (2) or has not notified a minor subcontractor of
16a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by rule promulgated
17under sub. (2), the department shall notify the state agency, contractor, or
18subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the determination with the state
19agency, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days after the notice.
AB621-ASA2,30,2420 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
21payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
22the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
23fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
24payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB621-ASA2,31,14
1(c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
2payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the state
3agency authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has complied
4fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has received an
5affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and subcontractors. A
6state agency may not authorize a final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper
7form and order. If a state agency authorizes a final payment before an affidavit is
8filed in proper form and order or if the department determines, based on the greater
9weight of the credible evidence, that any person performing the work specified in sub.
10(2m) has been or may have been paid less than the prevailing wage rate or less than
111.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
12hours of labor and requests that the state agency withhold all or part of the final
13payment, but the state agency fails to do so, the state agency is liable for all back
14wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB621-ASA2,31,20 15(5) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
16contractor's or subcontractor's agent that performs work on a project of public works
17that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
18the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described
19in sub. (2m) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
20individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB621-ASA2,32,621 (b) The department shall enforce this section. The department may demand
22and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's and
23subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department,
24copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to the wages paid to
25individuals performing the work described in sub. (2m) for work to which this section

1applies. The department may inspect records in the manner provided in this chapter.
2Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
3works that is subject to this section is subject to the requirements of this chapter
4relating to the examination of records. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and
5other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this
6section.
AB621-ASA2,32,197 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
8of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
9works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
10compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
11request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
12certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
13identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
14agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor,
15subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar
16quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, subcontractor, or
17agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for
18obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the department under
19this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under s. 19.35 (1).
AB621-ASA2,33,2 20(6m) Liability and penalties. (ag) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or
21contractor's or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
22determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
23hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor
24is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or

1her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
2damages as provided in subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB621-ASA2,33,113 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (5) (b) or (c) that
4a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
5the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
6less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
7prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
8affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
9overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
10of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
11within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB621-ASA2,33,2212 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
13provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
14employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
15court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
16or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
17determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
18hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
19the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
20employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
21compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
22unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
AB621-ASA2,34,223 5. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
24employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
25in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in

1addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
2and costs to be paid by the defendant.
AB621-ASA2,34,63 (am) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor, subcontractor,
4or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may be fined not
5more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that
6a violation continues is a separate offense.
AB621-ASA2,34,157 (b) Whoever induces an individual who seeks to be or is employed on any project
8of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of
9the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the
10project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual
11for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the
12individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section and
13on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of
14dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s.
15946.15 (1).
AB621-ASA2,34,2516 (c) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
17to this section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or
18subcontractor's agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth
19in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the
20compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
21waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
22entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which
23the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this section
24and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s.
25946.15 (2).
AB621-ASA2,35,6
1(d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
2project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages
3to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be
4deducted from the individual's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless
5the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is
6working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB621-ASA2,35,127 (e) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
8to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is
9entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay
10is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed
11under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject
12to 40 USC 3142.
AB621-ASA2,35,1513 (f) Paragraph (am) does not apply to any person who fails to provide any
14information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
15wage rates under sub. (3) (a) or (am).
AB621-ASA2,36,2 16(7) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the department
17shall distribute to all state agencies a list of all persons that the department has
18found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has
19found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked
20in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at any time in the preceding 3 years. The
21department shall include with any name the address of the person and shall specify
22when the person failed to pay the prevailing wage rate and when the person paid less
23than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
24prevailing hours of labor. A state agency may not award any contract to the person
25unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless 3 years have elapsed

1from the date the department issued its findings or date of final determination by a
2court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.
AB621-ASA2,36,83 (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
4of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public
5works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing
6wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times
7the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
8labor.
AB621-ASA2,36,129 (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent
10who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a
11case-by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process
12afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
AB621-ASA2,36,2113 (d) Any person submitting a bid on a project of public works that is subject to
14this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid, identify any construction
15business in which the person, or a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person if the
16person is a business, owns or has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the date the
17person submits the bid or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date the
18person submits the bid, if the business has been found to have failed to pay the
19prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid less than 1.5 times
20the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
21labor.
AB621-ASA2,36,2222 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
AB621-ASA2,22 23Section 22 . 103.50 of the statutes is created to read:
AB621-ASA2,36,24 24103.50 Highway contracts. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB621-ASA2,37,7
1(a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project that is subject to this
2section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage
3data in that county, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to that county
4or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
5counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if the
6department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties, “area"
7means the entire state.
AB621-ASA2,37,88 (b) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (b).
AB621-ASA2,37,99 (bg) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB621-ASA2,37,1010 (c) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (c).
AB621-ASA2,37,1511 (d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
12occupation in any area means the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly
13contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and
14any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly, for a majority of the
15hours worked in the trade or occupation in the area.
AB621-ASA2,37,2216 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
17occupation in the area is paid, “prevailing wage rate" means the average hourly basic
18rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
19contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits,
20vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
21directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the
22highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation in that area.
AB621-ASA2,37,2323 (e) “Truck driver" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).
AB621-ASA2,38,2 24(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. No contractor, subcontractor,
25agent, or other person performing any work on a project under a contract based on

1bids as provided in s. 84.06 (2) to which the state is a party for the construction or
2improvement of any highway may do any of the following:
AB621-ASA2,38,53 (a) Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) less than the
4prevailing wage rate in the area in which the work is to be done determined under
5sub. (3).
AB621-ASA2,38,106 (b) Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) to work a
7greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
8unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent pays
9the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate
10of at least 1.5 times the individual's hourly basic rate of pay.
AB621-ASA2,38,15 11(2g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to a single-trade project of
12public works, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (em), for which the estimated project cost of
13completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works, as
14defined in s. 103.49 (1) (br), for which the estimated project cost of completion is less
15than $100,000.
AB621-ASA2,38,21 16(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
17section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
18under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
19per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all
20hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
21the employees' hourly basic rate of pay:
AB621-ASA2,38,2322 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
23a project that is subject to this section.
AB621-ASA2,39,324 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
25manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site

1of a project that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively, or
2nearly so, to a project that is subject to this section by a contractor, subcontractor,
3agent, or other person performing any work on the site of the project.
AB621-ASA2,39,114 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
5manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
6establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
7supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
8not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project that is subject to this section is not
9entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to receive
10at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess
11of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB621-ASA2,39,1612 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
13of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
14aggregate to the site of a project that is subject to this section by depositing the
15material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or through spreaders
16from the transporting vehicle.
AB621-ASA2,39,2017 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
18of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from
19the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil away from the
20site of the project and return to the site of the project.
AB621-ASA2,39,2321 (c) A contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing work on a
22project subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an owner-operator of
23a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.
AB621-ASA2,40,4 24(3) Investigations; determinations. The department shall conduct
25investigations and hold public hearings necessary to define the trades or occupations

1that are commonly employed in the highway construction industry and to inform the
2department of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for those trades or
3occupations, in order to ascertain and determine the prevailing wage rates
4accordingly.
AB621-ASA2,40,16 5(4) Certification of prevailing wage rates. The department of workforce
6development shall, by May 1 of each year, certify to the department of transportation
7the prevailing wage rates in each area for all trades or occupations commonly
8employed in the highway construction industry. The certification shall, in addition
9to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates when such
10prevailing wage rates can be determined for any such trade or occupation in any area
11and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates. The
12certification shall also include wage rates for work performed on Sundays or the
13holidays specified in s. 103.49 (1) (c) and shift differentials based on the time of day
14or night when work is performed. If a construction project extends into more than
15one area, the department shall determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates
16for the entire project.
AB621-ASA2,40,22 17(4m) Wage rate data. In determining prevailing wage rates for projects that
18are subject to this section, the department shall use data from projects that are
19subject to this section, s. 66.0903 or 103.49, or 40 USC 3142. In determining
20prevailing wage rates for those projects, the department may not use data from any
21construction work that is performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit,
22as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB621-ASA2,41,2 23(5) Appeals to governor. If the department of transportation considers any
24determination of the department of workforce development of the prevailing wage

1rates in an area to be incorrect, it may appeal to the governor, whose determination
2is final.
AB621-ASA2,41,18 3(6) Contents of contracts. The department of transportation shall include
4a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing
5hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for a project.
6Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a
7project that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing wage rates
8determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically
9incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a minor
10subcontract, as determined by the department of workforce development, that
11department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor
12of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor
13subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to
14a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or
15subcontract is in force. The department of transportation shall post the prevailing
16wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the
17provisions of subs. (2) and (7) in at least one conspicuous place that is easily
18accessible to the employees on the site of the project.
AB621-ASA2,41,22 19(7) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor,
20subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent who violates this section may
21be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each
22day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
AB621-ASA2,42,523 (b) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
24project that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the wages
25to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project, or who

1reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work on a
2project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works
3both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to
4this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from employment, or by
5any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1).
AB621-ASA2,42,146 (c) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
7knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's
8agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract
9governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation
10to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns
11any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a
12project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual works
13both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not subject to
14this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2).
AB621-ASA2,42,2015 (d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
16project that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages to which the
17individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from
18the individual's pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction
19would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a
20project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB621-ASA2,42,2521 (e) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
22knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the
23contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of an
24offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5
25or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB621-ASA2,43,3
1(f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any individual who fails to provide any
2information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
3wage rates under sub. (3) or (4).
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