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AB50,880,2122(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. Any contract made for the
23erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public

1works to which the state or any state agency is a party shall contain a stipulation
2that no individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) may be allowed to
3work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of
4labor, except that any such individual may be allowed or required to work more than
5such prevailing hours of labor per day and per week if he or she is paid for all hours
6worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times his or
7her hourly basic rate of pay; nor may he or she be paid less than the prevailing wage
8rate determined under sub. (3) in the same or most similar trade or occupation in
9the area in which the project of public works is situated. The notice published for
10the purpose of securing bids for the project must contain a reference to the
11prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor.
12Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or subcontract for a
13project of public works that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing
14wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
15physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
16minor subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall
17prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing
18wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The
19prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or
20subcontract may not be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is
21in force.
AB50,881,422(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
23section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined

1under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
2per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all
3hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
4the employees hourly basic rate of pay:
AB50,881,651. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
6a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB50,881,1272. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
8manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the
9site of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility
10dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this
11section by a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work
12on the site of the project.
AB50,881,2013(b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
14manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
15establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
16supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
17not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
18this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under
19sub. (3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
20worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB50,882,2211. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the
22source of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
23aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by

1depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
2through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB50,882,632. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
4of a project that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material or spoil from
5the site of the project of public works, and transport that excavated material or spoil
6away from the site of the project.
AB50,882,97(c) A person that is subject to this section shall pay a truck driver who is an
8owner-operator of a truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her
9truck.
AB50,883,210(3) Investigation; determination. (a) Before a state agency issues a
11request for bids for any work to which this section applies, the state agency having
12the authority to prescribe the specifications shall apply to the department to
13determine the prevailing wage rate for each trade or occupation required in the
14work under contemplation in the area in which the work is to be done. The
15department shall conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to
16define the trades or occupations that are commonly employed on projects that are
17subject to this section and to inform itself of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of
18the state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage
19rate for each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination
20within 30 days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the
21requesting state agency. A state agency that has contracted for a project of public
22works subject to this section shall post the prevailing wage rates determined by the
23department, the prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (2) and (6m)

1in at least one conspicuous place on the site of the project that is easily accessible by
2employees working on the project.
AB50,883,93(am) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
4wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
5addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
6when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
7any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
8If a project of public works extends into more than one area, the department shall
9determine only one standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB50,883,1810(ar) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the
11department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
1266.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines
13that there is insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage
14rates, in which case the department may use data from projects that are subject to
15this section, s. 66.0903, 103.50, or 229.8275, or 40 USC 3142. In determining
16prevailing wage rates under par. (a) or (am), the department may not use data from
17any construction work performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit, as
18defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB50,884,419(b) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
20determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
21submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
22given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent
23the prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall

1include wage rate information reflecting work performed by individuals working in
2the contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
3department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after
4the date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB50,884,185(c) In addition to the recalculation under par. (b), the state agency that
6requested the determination under this subsection may request a review of any
7portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
8determination if the state agency submits evidence with the request showing that
9the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in the
10determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
11occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
12is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested
13trade or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town
14where the proposed project of public works is located on which some work has been
15performed during the current survey period and that were considered by the
16department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (am). The
17department shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date
18on which the department receives the request for review.
AB50,884,1919(3g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB50,884,2220(a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
21of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works for
22which the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000.
AB50,885,323(b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the state or the state

1agency contracting for the project is not required to compensate any contractor,
2subcontractor, contractors or subcontractors agent, or individual for performing
3the work.
AB50,885,54(c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a
5supply and installation contract.
AB50,885,66(f) A public highway, street, or bridge project.
AB50,885,97(g) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
8remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
9less.
AB50,885,1410(h) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
11of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
122 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
13approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated
14to, the state for ownership or maintenance by the state.
AB50,885,2215(4r) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a state agency has not
16requested a determination under sub. (3) (a) or that a state agency, contractor, or
17subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination into a contract or
18subcontract as required under sub. (2) or has not notified a minor subcontractor of
19a determination in the manner prescribed by the department by rule promulgated
20under sub. (2), the department shall notify the state agency, contractor, or
21subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file the determination with the state
22agency, contractor, or subcontractor within 30 days after the notice.
AB50,886,423(b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final

1payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall
2furnish the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has
3complied fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not
4authorize final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB50,886,185(c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
6payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the state
7agency authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has complied
8fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has received an
9affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractors agents and subcontractors. A
10state agency may not authorize a final payment until the affidavit is filed in proper
11form and order. If a state agency authorizes a final payment before an affidavit is
12filed in proper form and order or if the department determines, based on the
13greater weight of the credible evidence, that any person performing the work
14specified in sub. (2m) has been or may have been paid less than the prevailing wage
15rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess
16of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the state agency withhold all or
17part of the final payment, but the state agency fails to do so, the state agency is
18liable for all back wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB50,887,219(5) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor,
20or contractors or subcontractors agent that performs work on a project of public
21works that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly
22indicating the name and trade or occupation of every individual performing the

1work described in sub. (2m) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked
2by each of those individuals and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB50,887,133(b) The department shall enforce this section. The department may demand
4and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractors and
5subcontractors agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department,
6copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to the wages paid to
7individuals performing the work described in sub. (2m) for work to which this
8section applies. The department may inspect records in the manner provided in
9this chapter. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project
10of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the requirements of this
11chapter relating to the examination of records. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to
12discharge and other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding
13under this section.
AB50,888,414(c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll
15records of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of
16public works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
17compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
18request that the contractor, subcontractor, or agent submit to the department a
19certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
20identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
21agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a
22contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per
23calendar quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor,

1subcontractor, or agent is performing work. The department may not charge a
2requester a fee for obtaining that information. Certified records submitted to the
3department under this paragraph are open for public inspection and copying under
4s. 19.35 (1).
AB50,888,115(6m) Liability and penalties. (ag) 1. A contractor, subcontractor, or
6contractors or subcontractors agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
7determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
8hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
9labor is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or
10his or her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
11damages as provided in subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB50,888,20122. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (5) (b) or (c) that
13a contractor, subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors agent has failed to
14pay the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has
15paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of
16the prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to
17any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
18overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the
19amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated
20damages within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB50,889,9213. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
22provided in subd. 2., any employee for and on behalf of that employee and other
23employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in

1any court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor,
2subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors agent has failed to pay the
3prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less
4than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
5prevailing hours of labor, the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or
6agent to pay to any affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his
7or her unpaid overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100
8percent of the amount of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation
9as liquidated damages.
AB50,889,14105. No employee may be a party plaintiff to an action under subd. 3. unless the
11employee consents in writing to become a party and the consent is filed in the court
12in which the action is brought. Notwithstanding s. 814.04 (1), the court shall, in
13addition to any judgment awarded to the plaintiff, allow reasonable attorney fees
14and costs to be paid by the defendant.
AB50,889,1815(am) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor, subcontractor,
16or contractors or subcontractors agent who violates this section may be fined not
17more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both. Each day that a
18violation continues is a separate offense.
AB50,890,419(b) Whoever induces an individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
20project of public works that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any
21part of the wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing
22the project, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an
23individual for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in

1which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this
2section and on a project that is not subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by
3threat of dismissal from employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense
4under s. 946.15 (1).
AB50,890,145(c) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
6to this section who knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractors or
7subcontractors agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth
8in the contract governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of
9the compensation to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up,
10waives, or returns any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally
11entitled for work on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in
12which the individual works both on a project of public works that is subject to this
13section and on a project that is not subject to this section, is guilty of an offense
14under s. 946.15 (2).
AB50,890,2015(d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
16project of public works that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages
17to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be
18deducted from the individuals pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless
19the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is
20working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,891,321(e) Any individual who is employed on a project of public works that is subject
22to this section who knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is
23entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay

1is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed
2under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is
3subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,891,64(f) Paragraph (am) does not apply to any person who fails to provide any
5information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
6wage rates under sub. (3) (a) or (am).
AB50,891,187(7) Debarment. (a) Except as provided under pars. (b) and (c), the
8department shall distribute to all state agencies a list of all persons that the
9department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing wage rate determined
10under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of
11pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at any time in the
12preceding 3 years. The department shall include with any name the address of the
13person and shall specify when the person failed to pay the prevailing wage rate and
14when the person paid less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
15worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor. A state agency may not award any
16contract to the person unless otherwise recommended by the department or unless
173 years have elapsed from the date the department issued its findings or date of
18final determination by a court of competent jurisdiction, whichever is later.
AB50,892,219(b) The department may not include in a notification under par. (a) the name
20of any person on the basis of having subcontracted a contract for a project of public
21works to a person that the department has found to have failed to pay the prevailing
22wage rate determined under sub. (3) or has found to have paid less than 1.5 times

1the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of
2labor.
AB50,892,63(c) This subsection does not apply to any contractor, subcontractor, or agent
4who in good faith commits a minor violation of this section, as determined on a case-
5by-case basis through administrative hearings with all rights to due process
6afforded to all parties or who has not exhausted or waived all appeals.
AB50,892,157(d) Any person submitting a bid on a project of public works that is subject to
8this section shall, on the date the person submits the bid, identify any construction
9business in which the person, or a shareholder, officer, or partner of the person if
10the person is a business, owns or has owned at least a 25 percent interest on the
11date the person submits the bid or at any other time within 3 years preceding the
12date the person submits the bid, if the business has been found to have failed to pay
13the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to have paid less than 1.5
14times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
15hours of labor.
AB50,892,1616(e) The department shall promulgate rules to administer this subsection.
AB50,167217Section 1672. 103.50 of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,892,1818103.50 Highway contracts. (1) Definitions. In this section:
AB50,893,219(a) Area means the county in which a proposed project that is subject to this
20section is located or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage
21data in that county, area means those counties that are contiguous to that county
22or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those
23counties, area means those counties that are contiguous to those counties or, if

1the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those counties,
2area means the entire state.
AB50,893,33(b) Hourly basic rate of pay has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (b).
AB50,893,44(bg) Insufficient wage data has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB50,893,55(c) Prevailing hours of labor has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (c).
AB50,893,106(d) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., prevailing wage rate for any trade or
7occupation in any area means the hourly basic rate of pay, plus the hourly
8contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and
9any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or indirectly, for a majority of the
10hours worked in the trade or occupation in the area.
AB50,893,18112. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
12occupation in the area is paid, prevailing wage rate means the average hourly
13basic rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
14contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance
15benefits, vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic
16benefit, paid directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of
17pay of the highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation in
18that area.
AB50,893,1919(e) Truck driver has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g).
AB50,893,2320(2) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. No contractor,
21subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on a project under a
22contract based on bids as provided in s. 84.06 (2) to which the state is a party for the
23construction or improvement of any highway may do any of the following:
AB50,894,3
1(a) Pay an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) less than the
2prevailing wage rate in the area in which the work is to be done determined under
3sub. (3).
AB50,894,84(b) Allow an individual performing the work described in sub. (2m) to work a
5greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor,
6unless the contractor, subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors agent pays
7the individual for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a
8rate of at least 1.5 times the individuals hourly basic rate of pay.
AB50,894,139(2g) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to a single-trade project
10of public works, as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (em), for which the estimated project cost
11of completion is less than $48,000 or a multiple-trade project of public works, as
12defined in s. 103.49 (1) (br), for which the estimated project cost of completion is less
13than $100,000.
AB50,894,1914(2m) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), any person subject to this
15section shall pay all of the following employees the prevailing wage rate determined
16under sub. (3) and may not allow such employees to work a greater number of hours
17per day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless the person pays for all
18hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
19the employees hourly basic rate of pay:
AB50,894,21201. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
21a project that is subject to this section.
AB50,895,3222. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
23manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the

1site of a project that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated exclusively,
2or nearly 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.
AB50,895,114(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
9not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) or to
10receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in
11excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB50,895,16121. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the
13source of 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.
AB50,895,20172. 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.
AB50,895,2321(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 a
23truck separately for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.
AB50,896,6
1(3) Investigations; determinations. The department shall conduct
2investigations and hold public hearings necessary to define the trades or
3occupations that are commonly employed in the highway construction industry and
4to inform the department of the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the state for
5those trades or occupations, in order to ascertain and determine the prevailing
6wage rates accordingly.
AB50,896,187(4) Certification of prevailing wage rates. The department of workforce
8development shall, by May 1 of each year, certify to the department of
9transportation the prevailing wage rates in each area for all trades or occupations
10commonly employed in the highway construction industry. The certification shall,
11in addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage
12rates when such prevailing wage rates can be determined for any such trade or
13occupation in any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing
14wage rates. The certification shall also include wage rates for work performed on
15Sundays or the holidays specified in s. 103.49 (1) (c) and shift differentials based on
16the time of day or night when work is performed. If a construction project extends
17into more than one area, the department shall determine only one standard of
18prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB50,897,219(4m) Wage rate data. In determining prevailing wage rates for projects that
20are subject to this section, the department shall use data from projects that are
21subject to this section, s. 66.0903 or 103.49, or 40 USC 3142. In determining
22prevailing wage rates for those projects, the department may not use data from any

1construction work that is performed by a state agency or a local governmental unit,
2as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (d).
AB50,897,63(5) Appeals to governor. If the department of transportation considers any
4determination of the department of workforce development of the prevailing wage
5rates in an area to be incorrect, it may appeal to the governor, whose determination
6is final.
AB50,897,227(6) Contents of contracts. The department of transportation shall include
8a reference to the prevailing wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the
9prevailing hours of labor in the notice published for the purpose of securing bids for
10a project. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if any contract or
11subcontract for a project that is subject to this section is entered into, the prevailing
12wage rates determined under sub. (3) and the prevailing hours of labor shall be
13physically incorporated into and made a part of the contract or subcontract. For a
14minor subcontract, as determined by the department of workforce development,
15that department shall prescribe by rule the method of notifying the minor
16subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable
17to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage rates and prevailing hours of labor
18applicable to a contract or subcontract may not be changed during the time that the
19contract or subcontract is in force. The department of transportation shall post the
20prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the prevailing hours of labor,
21and the provisions of subs. (2) and (7) in at least one conspicuous place that is easily
22accessible to the employees on the site of the project.
AB50,898,323(7) Penalties. (a) Except as provided in pars. (b), (d), and (f), any contractor,

1subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors agent who violates this section
2may be fined not more than $200 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months or both.
3Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
AB50,898,114(b) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
5project that is subject to this section to give up, waive, or return any part of the
6wages to which the individual is entitled under the contract governing the project,
7or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an individual for work
8on a project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual
9works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not
10subject to this section, by threat not to employ, by threat of dismissal from
11employment, or by any other means is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (1).
AB50,898,2012(c) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
13knowingly allows a contractor, subcontractor, or contractors or subcontractors
14agent to pay him or her less than the prevailing wage rate set forth in the contract
15governing the project, who gives up, waives, or returns any part of the compensation
16to which he or she is entitled under the contract, or who gives up, waives, or returns
17any part of the compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a
18project that is not subject to this section during a week in which the individual
19works both on a project that is subject to this section and on a project that is not
20subject to this section, is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (2).
AB50,899,321(d) Whoever induces any individual who seeks to be or is employed on any
22project that is subject to this section to allow any part of the wages to which the
23individual is entitled under the contract governing the project to be deducted from

1the individuals pay is guilty of an offense under s. 946.15 (3), unless the deduction
2would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5 or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a
3project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,899,84(e) Any individual employed on a project that is subject to this section who
5knowingly allows any part of the wages to which he or she is entitled under the
6contract governing the project to be deducted from his or her pay is guilty of an
7offense under s. 946.15 (4), unless the deduction would be allowed under 29 CFR 3.5
8or 3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to 40 USC 3142.
AB50,899,119(f) Paragraph (a) does not apply to any individual who fails to provide any
10information to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing
11wage rates under sub. (3) or (4).
AB50,899,2112(8) Enforcement and prosecution. The department of transportation shall
13require adherence to subs. (2), (2m), and (6). The department of transportation may
14demand and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractors or
15subcontractors agent shall keep and furnish upon request by the department of
16transportation, copies of payrolls and other records and information relating to
17compliance with this section. Upon request of the department of transportation or
18upon complaint of alleged violation, the district attorney of the county in which the
19work is located shall investigate as necessary and prosecute violations in a court of
20competent jurisdiction. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
21discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section.
AB50,167322Section 1673. 103.503 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,523103.503 (1) (a) Accident means an incident caused, contributed to, or

1otherwise involving an employee that resulted or could have resulted in death,
2personal injury, or property damage and that occurred while the employee was
3performing the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49
4(2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or while the employee was performing
5work on a public utility project.
AB50,16746Section 1674. 103.503 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,97103.503 (1) (e) Employee means a laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver
8who performs the work described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49
9(2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or on a public utility project.
AB50,167510Section 1675. 103.503 (1) (g) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to
11read:
AB50,900,1312103.503 (1) (g) Project of public works means a project of public works that
13is subject to s. 66.0903 or 103.49.
AB50,167614Section 1676. 103.503 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,900,2215103.503 (2) Substance abuse prohibited. No employee may use, possess,
16attempt to possess, distribute, deliver, or be under the influence of a drug, or use or
17be under the influence of alcohol, while performing the work described in s. 66.0903
18(4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a project of public works or
19while performing work on a public utility project. An employee is considered to be
20under the influence of alcohol for purposes of this subsection if he or she has an
21alcohol concentration that is equal to or greater than the amount specified in s.
22885.235 (1g) (d).
AB50,167723Section 1677. 103.503 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB50,901,8
1103.503 (3) (a) 2. A requirement that employees performing the work
2described in s. 66.0903 (4), 2013 stats., or s. 16.856 103.49 (2m), 2015 stats., on a
3project of public works or performing work on a public utility project submit to
4random, reasonable suspicion, and post-accident drug and alcohol testing and to
5drug and alcohol testing before commencing work on the project, except that testing
6of an employee before commencing work on a project is not required if the employee
7has been participating in a random testing program during the 90 days preceding
8the date on which the employee commenced work on the project.
AB50,16789Section 1678. 103.90 (3) (b) 3. of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,1110103.90 (3) (b) 3. Any bed and breakfast establishment, hotel, or tourist
11rooming house that is required to be licensed under s. 97.605.
AB50,167912Section 1679. 104.001 (3) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,1813104.001 (3) This section does not affect an ordinance that, subject to s.
1466.0903, requires an employee of a city, village, town, or county, an employee who
15performs work under a contract for the provision of services to a city, village, town,
16or county, or an employee who performs work that is funded by financial assistance
17from a city, village, town, or county to be paid at a minimum wage rate specified in
18the ordinance.
AB50,168019Section 1680. 104.001 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB50,901,2320104.001 (4) This section does not affect the requirement that employees
21employed on a public works project contracted for by a city, village, town, or county
22be paid at the prevailing wage rate, as defined in s. 66.0903 (1) (g), as required
23under s. 66.0903.
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