103.34(3)(a)11.11. Any other information that the department considers relevant to the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the traveling sales crew workers employed by the applicant.

103.34(3)(b)1.1. On receipt of an application under par. (a) and payment of the registration fee under sub. (2), the department of workforce development shall investigate the applicant to determine whether the applicant is qualified under par. (c) to receive a certificate of registration. That investigation shall include a criminal history search by the department of justice of all proprietors, managing partners, managers, or principal officers of the applicant, and of all employees, agents, or representatives of the applicant who supervise or transport traveling sales crew workers. That investigation shall also include a search by the department of workforce development to determine whether any of those individuals has committed a violation of s. 100.18 or 100.195, of an order issued under s. 100.20, or of a substantially similar federal law or law of another state.

103.34(3)(b)2.2. If the person being investigated is, or at any time within the 5 years preceding the date of the application has been, a nonresident or if the department of workforce development determines that any information obtained as a result of the investigation under subd. 1. provides a reasonable basis for further investigation, the department of workforce development may require the person being investigated to be fingerprinted on 2 fingerprint cards, each bearing a complete set of the person’s fingerprints. The department of justice may provide for the submission of the fingerprint cards to the federal bureau of investigation for the purposes of verifying the identification of the person and obtaining the person’s criminal conviction record. The department of workforce development shall keep confidential all information received from the department of justice and the federal bureau of investigation under this subdivision.

103.34(3)(c)(c) Subject to par. (d) and sub. (10) (b), (c), and (d), after completing the investigation under par. (b), the department shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant if the department determines that the applicant meets the minimum requirements under this section and rules promulgated under sub. (13) for issuance of a certificate of registration and is satisfied that the applicant will comply with this section and those rules.

103.34(3)(d)1.1. The applicant or registrant is not the real party in interest with respect to the application or certificate of registration, and the real party in interest has previously been denied issuance or renewal of a certificate of registration, has had a certificate of registration suspended, revoked, or restricted, or is not qualified to receive a certificate of registration under par. (c).

103.34(3)(d)2.2. A proprietor, managing partner, manager, or principal officer of the applicant, or an employee, agent, or representative of the applicant who supervises or transports traveling sales crew workers has been convicted of a disqualifying offense within the 5 years preceding the date of the application.

103.34(3)(d)3.3. The applicant or registrant has made a material misrepresentation or false statement in the application for the certificate of registration.

103.34(3)(d)4.4. The applicant or registrant has failed to notify the department of any change in the information submitted in the application as required under par. (e).

103.34(3)(d)5.5. The applicant or registrant has failed to maintain proof of financial responsibility as required under sub. (4); failed to comply with the written disclosure statement requirements under sub. (5) (b); failed to pay wages, provide a statement, or keep, preserve, or furnish records as required under sub. (6); violated a safety standard under sub. (7); failed to maintain insurance coverage as required under sub. (8); engaged in a practice prohibited under sub. (9); employed a traveling sales crew worker in violation of sub. (11) (a) or (c) or failed to keep or furnish records as required under sub. (11) (b); failed to pay a penalty imposed under sub. (12) or to comply with an order of the department imposed as a result of a violation of this section or any rule promulgated under sub. (13); or otherwise failed to comply with this section or any rule promulgated under sub. (13).

103.34(3)(e)(e) If any change occurs in any of the information submitted to the department under par. (a), the registrant shall notify the department of that change within 30 days after the change occurs.

103.34(3)(f)(f) A registrant and all employees, agents, or representatives of a registrant who supervise or transport traveling sales crew workers shall carry at all times while engaging in traveling sales crew activities a copy of the registrant’s certificate of registration and shall exhibit that copy upon the request of any deputy of the department, law enforcement officer, or person with whom the registrant, employee, agent, or representative is doing business. Failure to exhibit that copy upon that request is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section.

103.34(4)(a)(a) An applicant shall establish proof of its ability to pay any compensation owed to a traveling sales crew worker employed by the applicant and any penalties that may be imposed under sub. (12).

103.34(4)(b)(b) An applicant shall prove its ability to pay under par. (a) by maintaining one of the following commitments in an amount approved by the department, but not less that $10,000, and in a form approved by the department:

103.34(4)(b)1.1. A bond.

103.34(4)(b)2.2. A certificate of deposit.

103.34(4)(b)3.3. An escrow account.

103.34(4)(b)4.4. An irrevocable letter of credit.

103.34(4)(c)(c) The commitment described in par. (b) shall be established in favor of or made payable to the department, for the benefit of the state and any traveling sales crew worker who does not receive the compensation earned by the worker. The applicant shall file with the department any agreement, instrument, or other document necessary to enforce the commitment against the applicant or any relevant 3rd party, or both.

103.34(5)(a)(a) At the time an individual is offered employment as a traveling sales crew worker or is otherwise recruited to work as a traveling sales crew worker, the employer shall provide the individual with a written disclosure statement of the terms of employment. If the individual accepts the offer of employment, the employer and the individual shall sign the written disclosure statement. A written disclosure statement shall include all of the following information:

103.34(5)(a)1.1. The place or places of employment, stated with as much specificity as possible.

103.34(5)(a)2.2. The compensation, including wage rates, commissions, bonuses, and contest awards, to be paid.

103.34(5)(a)3.3. The type or types of work on which the individual may be employed.

103.34(5)(a)4.4. The pay period and the manner in which compensation will be paid.

103.34(5)(a)5.5. The number of days per week and hours per day that the individual may be required to engage in sales activities or related support work.

103.34(5)(a)6.6. The nature and frequency of any employment-related meetings that the individual may be required to attend, the time of day of those meetings, and how compensation is paid for attendance at those meetings.