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SB70-AA1,79,2319 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
20payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
21the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
22fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
23payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
SB70-AA1,80,1324 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
25payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local

1governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
2complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
3received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
4subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
5the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes
6a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
7department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
8any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
9less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
10for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
11local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
12governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
13wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
SB70-AA1,80,19 14(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
15contractor's or subcontractor's agent that performs work on a project of public works
16that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating
17the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the work described
18in sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
19individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
SB70-AA1,81,320 (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
21and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or
22subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
23local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
24relating to the wages paid to individuals performing the work described in sub. (4)
25for work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the

1manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
2work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
3requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
SB70-AA1,81,174 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
5of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
6works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
7compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
8request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
9certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
10identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
11agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request that a
12contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit those records no more than once per
13calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor,
14subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a
15requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the
16department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under
17s. 19.35 (1).
SB70-AA1,81,2318 (d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
19s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to a person who fails to provide any information to
20the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates under
21sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
22discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
23including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
SB70-AA1,82,5 24(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's
25or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the

1department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of
2pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor is liable to any
3affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
4overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated damages as
5provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
SB70-AA1,82,146 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
7a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
8the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
9less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
10prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
11affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
12overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
13of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
14within a period specified by the department in the order.
SB70-AA1,82,2515 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
16provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
17employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any
18court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
19or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
20determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
21hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
22the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
23employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
24compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
25unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
SB70-AA1,83,5
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.
SB70-AA1,83,96 (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.
SB70-AA1,83,1810 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).
SB70-AA1,84,319 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).
SB70-AA1,84,94 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.
SB70-AA1,84,1510 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.
SB70-AA1,84,1816 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).
SB70-AA1,85,6 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.
SB70-AA1,85,127 (b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
8of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public
9works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing
10wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times
11the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
12labor.
SB70-AA1,85,1613 (c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent
14who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a
15case-by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process
16afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
SB70-AA1,86,217 (d) Any person submitting a bid or negotiating a contract on a project of public
18works that is subject to this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid or
19negotiates the contract, identify any construction business in which the person, or
20a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person, if the person is a business, owns, or
21has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the date the person submits the bid or
22negotiates the contract or at any other time within 3 years preceding the date the
23person submits the bid or negotiates the contract, if the business has been found to
24have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid

1less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
2prevailing hours of labor.
SB70-AA1,86,33 (e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
SB70-AA1,149 4Section 149. 84.41 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,86,95 84.41 (3) Employment regulations. Employment regulations set forth in s.
6103.50 pertaining to wages and hours shall apply to all projects constructed under
7s. 84.40 in the same manner as such laws apply to projects on other state highways.
8Where applicable, the federal wages and hours law known as the Davis-Bacon act
9shall apply.
SB70-AA1,150 10Section 150. 84.54 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,151 11Section 151. 86.51 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,152 12Section 152. 102.125 (1m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,86,2113 102.125 (1m) Application and premium fraud. If an insurer has evidence that
14an application for worker's compensation insurance coverage is fraudulent or that
15an employer has committed fraud by misclassifying employees to lower the
16employer's worker's compensation insurance premiums in violation of s. 943.395, the
17insurer shall report the claim to the department. The department may require an
18insurer to investigate an allegedly fraudulent application or alleged fraud by
19misclassification of employees and may provide the insurer with any records of the
20department relating to that alleged fraud. An insurer that investigates alleged fraud
21under this subsection shall report the results of that investigation to the department.
SB70-AA1,153 22Section 153. 102.125 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,87,323 102.125 (2) Assistance by department of justice. The department of workforce
24development may request the department of justice to assist the department of
25workforce development in an investigation under sub. (1) or (1m) or in the

1investigation of any other suspected fraudulent activity on the part of an employer,
2employee, insurer, health care provider, or other person related to worker's
3compensation.
SB70-AA1,154 4Section 154. 102.125 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,87,105 102.125 (3) Prosecution. If based on an investigation under sub. (1), (1m), or
6(2) the department has a reasonable basis to believe that a violation of s. 943.20,
7943.38, 943.39, 943.392, 943.395, 943.40, or any other criminal law has occurred, the
8department shall refer the results of the investigation to the department of justice
9or to the district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred for
10prosecution.
SB70-AA1,155 11Section 155. 102.16 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,87,1912 102.16 (4) The department and the division have jurisdiction to pass on any
13question arising out of sub. (3) and to order the employer to reimburse an employee
14or other person for any sum deducted from wages or paid by him or her in violation
15of that subsection. In addition to the any penalty provided in s. 102.85 (1), any
16employer violating sub. (3) shall be liable to an injured employee for the reasonable
17value of the necessary services rendered to that employee under any arrangement
18made in violation of sub. (3) without regard to that employee's actual disbursements
19for those services.
SB70-AA1,156 20Section 156. 102.17 (9) (a) 1. of the statutes is renumbered 102.17 (9) (a) 1m.
21and amended to read:
SB70-AA1,87,2522 102.17 (9) (a) 1m. “Fire fighter" means any person employed on a full-time
23basis by the state or any political subdivision as a member or officer of a fire
24department, including the 1st class cities and state fire marshal and deputies or an
25individual who volunteers as a member or officer of such a department
.
SB70-AA1,157
1Section 157. 102.17 (9) (a) 1c. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,88,32 102.17 (9) (a) 1c. “Correctional officer” has the meaning given in s. 102.475 (8)
3(a).
SB70-AA1,158 4Section 158. 102.17 (9) (a) 1e. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,88,65 102.17 (9) (a) 1e. “Emergency medical responder” has the meaning given in s.
6256.01 (4p).
SB70-AA1,159 7Section 159. 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,88,98 102.17 (9) (a) 1g. “Emergency medical services practitioner” has the meaning
9given in s. 256.01 (5).
SB70-AA1,160 10Section 160. 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,88,1611 102.17 (9) (a) 1p. “Medicolegal investigation staff member" includes a chief
12deputy coroner, a deputy coroner, a deputy medical examiner, and any individual
13who assists the office of a coroner or medical examiner with an investigation of a
14death. “Medicolegal investigation staff member" does not include an individual
15performing solely administrative functions in the office of a coroner or medical
16examiner.
SB70-AA1,161 17Section 161. 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,88,2518 102.17 (9) (b) (intro.) Subject to par. (c), in the case of a mental injury that is
19not accompanied by a physical injury and that results in a diagnosis of
20post-traumatic stress disorder in a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 23.33 (1)
21(ig), an emergency medical responder, an emergency services practitioner, a
22correctional officer, a public safety answering point dispatcher, a coroner, a medical
23examiner, a medicolegal investigation staff member,
or a fire fighter, the claim for
24compensation for the mental injury, in order to be compensable under this chapter,
25is subject to all of the following:
SB70-AA1,162
1Section 162. 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,89,62 102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28
3(2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate
4nonlapsible fund designated as the worker's compensation operations fund. Moneys
5in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra),
6(rb), and (rp), and (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.
SB70-AA1,163 7Section 163. 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,89,118 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), all for a
91st or 2nd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an

10uninsured employers employer shall pay to the department the greater of the
11following:
SB70-AA1,164 12Section 164. 102.82 (2) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,89,1513 102.82 (2) (ab) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 3rd
14determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured
15employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:
SB70-AA1,89,1916 1. Three times the amount determined by the department to equal what the
17uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for
18worker's compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer's
19payroll in the preceding 3 years.
SB70-AA1,89,2020 2. Three thousand dollars.
SB70-AA1,165 21Section 165. 102.82 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,89,2422 102.82 (2) (ad) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 4th or
23subsequent determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an
24uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:
SB70-AA1,90,4
11. Four times the amount determined by the department to equal what the
2uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for
3worker's compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer's
4payroll in the preceding 3 years.
SB70-AA1,90,55 2. Four thousand dollars.
SB70-AA1,166 6Section 166. 102.82 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,90,107 102.82 (2) (am) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a),
8(ab), or (ad)
by an uninsured employer if the department determines that the
9uninsured employer is subject to this chapter only because the uninsured employer
10has elected to become subject to this chapter under s. 102.05 (2) or 102.28 (2).
SB70-AA1,167 11Section 167. 102.82 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,90,1712 102.82 (2) (ar) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a),
13(ab), (ad),
or (ag) or sub. (1) if the department determines that the sole reason for the
14uninsured employer's failure to comply with s. 102.28 (2) is that the uninsured
15employer was a victim of fraud, misrepresentation or gross negligence by an
16insurance agent or insurance broker or by a person whom a reasonable person would
17believe is an insurance agent or insurance broker.
SB70-AA1,168 18Section 168. 102.85 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA1,90,2219 102.85 (1) (a) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28
20(2), the employer shall, for a first violation, forfeit the greater of $1,000 or the amount
21of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to
22comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
SB70-AA1,91,223 (b) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the
24employer shall, for a 2nd violation, forfeit the greater of $2,000 or 2 times the amount

1of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to
2comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
SB70-AA1,91,63 (c) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the
4employer shall, for a 3rd violation, forfeit the greater of $3,000 or 3 times the amount
5of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to
6comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
SB70-AA1,91,107 (d) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the
8employer shall, for a 4th or subsequent violation, forfeit the greater of $4,000 or 4
9times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the
10employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
SB70-AA1,169 11Section 169. 102.85 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
SB70-AA1,91,1612 102.85 (2) (a) No employer who is required to provide worker's compensation
13insurance coverage under this chapter may give false information about the coverage
14to his or her employees, the department, or any other person who contracts with the
15employer and who requests evidence of worker's compensation in relation to that
16contract.
SB70-AA1,91,1917 (b) No employer who is required to provide worker's compensation insurance
18coverage under this chapter may fail to notify a person who contracts with the
19employer that the coverage has been canceled in relation to that contract.
SB70-AA1,91,2120 (c) 1. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall, except as provided in subds.
212. and 3., forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.
SB70-AA1,91,2322 2. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $3,000 for a 3rd violation
23of par. (a) or (b).
SB70-AA1,91,2524 3. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $4,000 for a 4th violation
25of par. (a) or (b).
SB70-AA1,170
1Section 170. 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,92,122 103.005 (12) (a) If any employer, employee, owner, or other person violates chs.
3103 to 106, or fails or refuses to perform any duty required under chs. 103 to 106,
4within the time prescribed by the department, for which no penalty has been
5specifically provided, or fails, neglects or refuses to obey any lawful order given or
6made by the department or any judgment or decree made by any court in connection
7with chs. 103 to 106, for each such violation, failure or refusal, the employer,
8employee, owner or other person shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100
9for each offense. This paragraph does not apply to any person that fails to provide
10any information to the department to assist the department in determining
11prevailing wage rates or prevailing hours of labor under s. 103.49 (3) (a) or (am) or
12103.50 (3) or (4).
SB70-AA1,171 13Section 171. 103.007 of the statutes is repealed.
SB70-AA1,172 14Section 172. 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,92,1715 103.06 (1) (b) (intro.) “Employee" means , for purposes of compliance with the
16requirements specified in sub. (3) (a),
any of the following who is employed by an
17employer:
SB70-AA1,173 18Section 173. 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB70-AA1,92,2119 103.06 (1) (c) (intro.) “Employer" means , for purposes of compliance with the
20requirements specified in sub. (3) (a),
any of the following that is engaged in the work
21described in s. 108.18 (2) (c):
SB70-AA1,174 22Section 174. 103.06 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 103.06 (10), and 103.06
23(10) (intro.) and (a), as renumbered, are amended to read:
SB70-AA1,93,324 103.06 (10) Worker classification compliance; duties of department. (intro.)
25For purposes of promoting and achieving compliance by employers with the laws

1specified in sub. (3) (a) through the proper classification of persons performing
2services for an employer as employees and nonemployees, the
The department shall
3do all of the following:
SB70-AA1,93,94 (a) Educate employers, employees, nonemployees, and the public about the
5proper classification of persons performing services for an employer as employees
6and nonemployees. The department shall establish and maintain on the
7department's website information regarding worker classification laws,
8requirements for employers and employees, penalties for noncompliance, and
9contact information at each state agency that administers worker classification laws.
SB70-AA1,175 10Section 175. 103.06 (10) (f) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,93,1411 103.06 (10) (f) Design and make available to employers a notice regarding
12worker classification laws, requirements for employers and employees, and
13penalties for noncompliance. The department shall promulgate rules to implement
14this paragraph.
SB70-AA1,176 15Section 176. 103.06 (11) of the statutes is created to read:
SB70-AA1,93,1916 103.06 (11) Notice. All employers shall post, in one or more conspicuous places
17where notices to employees are customarily posted, the notice designed by the
18department under sub. (10) (f). Any employer who violates this subsection shall
19forfeit not more than $100 for each offense.
SB70-AA1,177 20Section 177. 103.10 (1) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is renumbered 103.10 (1) (a)
21and amended to read:
SB70-AA1,93,2322 103.10 (1) (a) “Child" means a natural, adopted, or foster child, a stepchild, or
23a legal ward to whom any of the following applies: .
SB70-AA1,178 24Section 178. 103.10 (1) (a) 1. of the statutes is repealed.
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