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11893.995 Employment discrimination; civil remedies. Any civil action
12arising under s. 111.397 is subject to the limitations of s. 111.397 (1) (b).
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13Section
324. 943.395 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
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943.395
(1) (e) Presents an application for worker's compensation insurance
15coverage that is false or fraudulent or that falsely or fraudulently misclassifies
16employees to lower worker's compensation insurance premiums.
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17Section
325. 946.15 of the statutes is created to read:
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18946.15 Public construction contracts at less than full rate. (1) Any
19employer, or any agent or employee of an employer, who induces any individual who
20seeks to be or is employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s. 66.0901 (1)
21(c), or who seeks to be or is employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
22determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under
23s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) to give up, waive, or return any
24part of the compensation to which that individual is entitled under his or her contract
25of employment or under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the
1department, or who reduces the hourly basic rate of pay normally paid to an
2employee for work on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has
3not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a
4week in which the employee works both on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
5determination has been issued and on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
6determination has not been issued, is guilty of a Class I felony.
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7(2) Any individual employed pursuant to a public contract, as defined in s.
866.0901 (1) (c), or employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
9determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under
10s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who gives up, waives, or returns
11to the employer or agent of the employer any part of the compensation to which the
12employee is entitled under his or her contract of employment or under the prevailing
13wage determination issued by the department, or who gives up any part of the
14compensation to which he or she is normally entitled for work on a project on which
15a prevailing wage rate determination has not been issued under s. 66.0903 (3),
16103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) during a week in which the individual works
17part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been
18issued and part-time on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has
19not been issued, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
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20(3) Any employer or labor organization, or any agent or employee of an
21employer or labor organization, who induces any individual who seeks to be or is
22employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate determination has been issued
23by the department of workforce development under s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50
24(3), or 229.8275 (3) to allow any part of the wages to which that individual is entitled
25under the prevailing wage rate determination issued by the department or local
1governmental unit to be deducted from the individual's pay is guilty of a Class I
2felony, unless the deduction would be allowed under
29 CFR 3.5 or
3.6 from an
3individual who is working on a project that is subject to
40 USC 3142.
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4(4) Any individual employed on a project on which a prevailing wage rate
5determination has been issued by the department of workforce development under
6s. 66.0903 (3), 103.49 (3), 103.50 (3), or 229.8275 (3) who allows any part of the wages
7to which that individual is entitled under the prevailing wage rate determination
8issued by the department or local governmental unit to be deducted from his or her
9pay is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, unless the deduction would be allowed under
1029 CFR 3.5 or
3.6 from an individual who is working on a project that is subject to
1140 USC 3142.
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12Section
326. 947.20 of the statutes is repealed.
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13Section
327. 947.21 of the statutes is repealed.
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978.05
(6) (a) Institute, commence
, or appear in all civil actions or special
17proceedings under and perform the duties set forth for the district attorney under ch.
18980 and ss. 17.14, 30.03 (2), 48.09 (5), 59.55 (1), 59.64 (1), 89.08,
103.50 (8), 103.92
19(4), 109.09, 343.305 (9) (a), 806.05, 938.09, 938.18, 938.355 (6) (b) and (6g) (a), 946.86,
20946.87, 961.55 (5), 971.14 and 973.075 to 973.077, perform any duties in connection
21with court proceedings in a court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and
22938 as the judge may request and perform all appropriate duties and appear if the
23district attorney is designated in specific statutes, including matters within chs. 782,
24976 and 979 and ss. 51.81 to 51.85. Nothing in this paragraph limits the authority
25of the county board to designate, under s. 48.09 (5), that the corporation counsel
1provide representation as specified in s. 48.09 (5) or to designate, under s. 48.09 (6)
2or 938.09 (6), the district attorney as an appropriate person to represent the interests
3of the public under s. 48.14 or 938.14.
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4Section 9150.
Nonstatutory provisions; Workforce Development.
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(1r)
Workforce innovation grant program; health care-related regional
6organizations. In fiscal year 2023-24, of the moneys appropriated under s. 20.445
7(1) (bw), the department of workforce development shall allocate $100,000,000 for
8grants to health care-related regional organizations to design and implement plans
9to address their region's workforce challenges that arose during or were exacerbated
10by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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(2r)
Minimum wage study committee.
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(a) The secretary of workforce development shall establish a minimum wage
13study committee under s. 15.04 (1) (c). The committee shall consist of the following:
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14a. Five members appointed by the governor.
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151. One member appointed by the speaker of the assembly.
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162. One member appointed by the minority leader of the assembly.
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173. One member appointed by the majority leader of the senate.
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184. One member appointed by the minority leader of the senate.
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(b) The committee created under par. (a) shall study options to achieve a $15
20per hour minimum wage and other options to increase compensation for workers in
21this state.
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(c) No later than October 1, 2024, the committee created under par. (a) shall
23submit to the governor and the appropriate standing committees of the legislature
24in the manner provided under s. 13.172 (3) a report that includes recommendations
1regarding the options for achieving a $15 per hour minimum wage and other means
2of increasing worker compensation in this state.
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(d) The minimum wage study committee terminates upon submission of the
4report under par. (c).
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(3r)
Worker's compensation insurance; rate approval; notice. The
6commissioner of insurance shall submit to the legislative reference bureau for
7publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register a notice of the effective date
8of new rates for worker's compensation insurance first approved by the
9commissioner under s. 626.13 after the effective date of this subsection.
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(4r)
Proposed permanent rules. The department of workforce development
11shall submit in proposed form the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm),
12(9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the legislative council staff under s. 227.15 (1) no later
13than the first day of the 4th month beginning after the effective date of this
14subsection.
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(5r)
Rule-making exceptions for permanent rules.
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(a) Notwithstanding s. 227.135 (2), the department of workforce development
17is not required to present the statement of the scope of the rules required under s.
18103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and (b) 3., and (12) (c) to the department of
19administration for review by the department of administration and approval by the
20governor.
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(b) Notwithstanding s. 227.185, the department of workforce development is
22not required to present the rules required under s. 103.105 (8) (c) and (cm), (9) (a) and
23(b) 3., and (12) (c) in final draft form to the governor for approval.