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(2) (c) 1. ag. "Consumer price index" means the average of the consumer
5price index over each 12-month period for all urban consumers, U.S. city average,
6as determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
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(2) (c) 1r. Except as provided in this subdivision, a lien under par. (a)
12does not take precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution against the
1employer that is perfected before the lien under par. (a) is perfected. Subject to subds.
22. and 3., a lien under par. (a) takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending
3institution against the employer that is perfected before the lien under par. (a) is
4perfected only as to the first $10,950 or an amount determined by the department
5under subd. 4. of unpaid wages covered under the lien.".
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(2) (c) 4. Beginning on January 1, 2011, the department shall annually
12adjust the amount specified in subd. 1r. by calculating the percentage difference
13between the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the
14preceding year and the consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on June
1530, 2009, and adjusting that amount by that percentage difference. Notwithstanding
16s. 227.10 (1), the department need not promulgate those annual adjustments as rules
17under ch. 227. An adjusted amount under this subdivision shall first apply to a lien
18under par. (a) that is perfected on January 1 of the year in which the adjustment is
19made. This subdivision does not apply if the consumer price index for the 12-month
20period ending on June 30 of the current year has not increased over the consumer
21price index for the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the preceding year.".".