AB43,17714667Section 1771. 102.51 (1) (a) 2. of the statutes is repealed.
AB43,17724668Section 1772. 102.75 (1m) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,46694669102.75 (1m) The moneys collected under subs. (1) and (1g) and under ss. 102.28 (2) and 102.31 (7), together with all accrued interest, shall constitute a separate nonlapsible fund designated as the worker’s compensation operations fund. Moneys in the fund may be expended only as provided in ss. 20.427 (1) (ra) and 20.445 (1) (ra), (rb), and (rp), and (rr) and may not be used for any other purpose of the state.
AB43,17734670Section 1773. 102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,46714671102.82 (2) (a) (intro.) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), all for a 1st or 2nd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employers employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:
AB43,17744672Section 1774. 102.82 (2) (ab) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,46734673102.82 (2) (ab) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 3rd determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:
AB43,,467446741. Three times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker’s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer’s payroll in the preceding 3 years.
AB43,,467546752. Three thousand dollars.
AB43,17754676Section 1775. 102.82 (2) (ad) of the statutes is created to read:
AB43,,46774677102.82 (2) (ad) Except as provided in pars. (ag), (am), and (ar), for a 4th or subsequent determination by the department that an employer was uninsured, an uninsured employer shall pay to the department the greater of the following:
AB43,,467846781. Four times the amount determined by the department to equal what the uninsured employer would have paid during periods of illegal nonpayment for worker’s compensation in the preceding 3-year period, based on the employer’s payroll in the preceding 3 years.
AB43,,467946792. Four thousand dollars.
AB43,17764680Section 1776. 102.82 (2) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,46814681102.82 (2) (am) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), or (ad) by an uninsured employer if the department determines that the uninsured employer is subject to this chapter only because the uninsured employer has elected to become subject to this chapter under s. 102.05 (2) or 102.28 (2).
AB43,17774682Section 1777. 102.82 (2) (ar) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB43,,46834683102.82 (2) (ar) The department may waive any payment owed under par. (a), (ab), (ad), or (ag) or sub. (1) if the department determines that the sole reason for the uninsured employer’s failure to comply with s. 102.28 (2) is that the uninsured employer was a victim of fraud, misrepresentation or gross negligence by an insurance agent or insurance broker or by a person whom a reasonable person would believe is an insurance agent or insurance broker.
AB43,17784684Section 1778. 102.85 (1) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,,46854685102.85 (1) (a) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a first violation, forfeit the greater of $1,000 or the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
AB43,,46864686(b) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 2nd violation, forfeit the greater of $2,000 or 2 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
AB43,,46874687(c) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 3rd violation, forfeit the greater of $3,000 or 3 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
AB43,,46884688(d) If an employer has failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (2), the employer shall, for a 4th or subsequent violation, forfeit the greater of $4,000 or 4 times the amount of the premium that would have been payable for each time the employer failed to comply with s. 102.16 (3) or 102.28 (3).
AB43,17794689Section 1779. 102.85 (2) of the statutes is repealed and recreated to read:
AB43,,46904690102.85 (2) (a) No employer who is required to provide worker’s compensation insurance coverage under this chapter may give false information about the coverage to his or her employees, the department, or any other person who contracts with the employer and who requests evidence of worker’s compensation in relation to that contract.
AB43,,46914691(b) No employer who is required to provide worker’s compensation insurance coverage under this chapter may fail to notify a person who contracts with the employer that the coverage has been canceled in relation to that contract.
AB43,,46924692(c) 1. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall, except as provided in subds. 2. and 3., forfeit not less than $100 and not more than $1,000.
AB43,,469346932. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $3,000 for a 3rd violation of par. (a) or (b).
AB43,,469446943. An employer who violates par. (a) or (b) shall forfeit $4,000 for a 4th violation of par. (a) or (b).
AB43,17804695Section 1780. 103.005 (12) (a) of the statutes is amended to read: