AB748-SA2,79,5
1109.09 (2) (b) 3. The department of workforce development or employee must
2file the notice under subd. 1. or 2. within 2 4 years after the date on which the wages
3were due. The notice shall specify the nature of the claim and the amount claimed,
4describe the property upon which the claim is made, and state that the person filing
5the notice claims a lien on that property.
AB748-SA2,92 6Section 92. 109.09 (2) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,79,167 109.09 (2) (c) 2. Except as provided in this subdivision, a lien under par. (a) does
8not take precedence over a lien of a commercial lending institution against the
9employer that originates before the lien under par. (a) takes effect. Subject to subd.
103., a lien under par. (a) takes precedence over a lien of a commercial lending
11institution against the employer that originates before the lien under par. (a) takes
12effect only as to the first $3,000 of unpaid wages covered under the lien that are
13earned by an employee within the 6 months preceding the date on which the
14employee files the wage claim under sub. (1) (a) or brings the action under s. 109.03
15(5) or the date on which the department receives the wage claim under s. 109.10 (4)
16(a), whichever is applicable.
AB748-SA2,93 17Section 93. 109.11 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,79,18 18109.11 (title) Penalties and surcharge.
AB748-SA2,94 19Section 94. 109.11 (1) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,79,2520 109.11 (1) (a) In adjusting a controversy between an employer and an employee
21as to an alleged wage claim filed with the department under s. 109.09 (1) (a), the
22department may compromise and settle that wage claim for such sum as may be
23agreed upon between the department, the employee, and the employer plus interest
24on that sum at the rate of 2 percent per month for each month that the wages were
25due and unpaid and the surcharge specified in sub. (4)
.
AB748-SA2,95
1Section 95. 109.11 (1) (b) of the statutes is renumbered 109.11 (1) (b) 1. and
2amended to read:
AB748-SA2,80,123 109.11 (1) (b) 1. If the department finds that a wage claim is valid, the
4department may instruct the employer against whom the wage claim is filed to audit
5his or her payroll records to determine whether the employer may be liable for any
6other wage claims that are of the same type as the wage claim that prompted the
7audit instruction. If after the requested completion date of the audit the department
8receives a wage claim against the employer that is of the same type as the wage claim
9that prompted the audit instruction and if the department determines that the
10subsequent wage claim is valid, the department may audit the employer's payroll
11records to determine whether the employer may be liable for any other wage claims
12that are of the same type as the wage claim that prompted the audit instruction.
AB748-SA2,81,2 132. For any valid wage claim that is filed against an employer after the
14department has instructed the employer to audit his or her payroll records under this
15paragraph
subd. 1. and that is of the same type as the wage claim that prompted the
16audit instruction and for any valid wage claim that is discovered as a result of the
17department's audit under this paragraph subd. 1. and that is of the same type as the
18wage claim that prompted the audit instruction, the department shall require the
19employer to pay, in addition to the amount of wages due and unpaid, increased wages
20of not more than 50 percent of the amount of wages due and unpaid , interest on the
21amount of wages due and unpaid at the rate of 2 percent per month for each month
22that the wages were due and unpaid, and the surcharge specified in sub. (4)
, unless
23the employer shows the department that payment of the increased wages , interest,
24or surcharge
would cause extreme hardship. The department shall require an

1employer to make that payment without regard to whether the employer's failure to
2pay the wages due and unpaid was intentional or unintentional.
AB748-SA2,96 3Section 96. 109.11 (1) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,81,104 109.11 (1) (c) If an employer does not agree to compromise and settle a wage
5claim under this subsection, the department may refer the wage claim to a district
6attorney under s. 109.09 (1) (b) or to the department of justice under s. 109.10 (3) for
7commencement of an action in circuit court to collect the amount of wages due and
8unpaid plus interest on that amount at the rate of 2 percent per month for each month
9that the wages were due and unpaid,
increased wages as specified in sub. (2) (b), and
10the surcharge specified in sub. (4)
.
AB748-SA2,97 11Section 97. 109.11 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,81,2312 109.11 (2) (a) In a wage claim action that is commenced by an employee before
13the department has completed its investigation under s. 109.09 (1) (a) and its
14attempts to compromise and settle the wage claim under sub. (1), a circuit court may
15order the employer to pay to the employee, in addition to the amount of wages due
16and unpaid and in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties specified in sub. (3),
17increased wages of not more than 50 100 percent of the amount of wages due and
18unpaid, interest on the amount of wages due and unpaid at the rate of 2 percent per
19month for each month that the wages were due and unpaid, the surcharge specified
20in sub. (4), and, notwithstanding s. 814.04, reasonable costs and attorney fees. A
21circuit court may order an employer to make that payment without regard to
22whether the employer's failure to pay the wages due and unpaid was intentional or
23unintentional
.
AB748-SA2,98 24Section 98. 109.11 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,82,12
1109.11 (2) (b) In a wage claim action that is commenced after the department
2has completed its investigation under s. 109.09 (1) (a) and its attempts to settle and
3compromise the wage claim under sub. (1), a circuit court may order the employer
4to pay to the employee, in addition to the amount of wages due and unpaid to an
5employee and in addition to or in lieu of the criminal penalties specified in sub. (3),
6increased wages of not more than 100 200 percent of the amount of those wages due
7and unpaid, interest on the amount of wages due and unpaid at the rate of 2 percent
8per month for each month that the wages were due and unpaid, the surcharge
9specified in sub. (4), and, notwithstanding s. 814.04, reasonable costs and attorney
10fees. A circuit court may order an employer to make that payment without regard
11to whether the employer's failure to pay the wages due and unpaid was intentional
12or unintentional
.
AB748-SA2,99 13Section 99. 109.11 (4) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,83,214 109.11 (4) Surcharge. In addition to the amounts payable under sub. (1) (a)
15or (b) or (2) (a) or (b), the department shall require, or a circuit court shall order, an
16employer who fails to pay wages that are due and payable to an employee to pay to
17the department or circuit court a surcharge of $500 for a first violation, $750 for a
182nd violation, and $1,000 for a 3rd or subsequent violation. If the surcharge is
19required by the department, the department shall collect the surcharge, deposit the
20surcharge in the general fund, and credit the surcharge to the appropriation account
21under s. 20.445 (1) (gs). If the surcharge is ordered by the circuit court, the clerk of
22circuit court shall collect the surcharge and transmit the surcharge to the county
23treasurer under s. 59.40 (2) (m), the county treasurer shall pay the surcharge to the
24secretary of administration under s. 59.25 (3) (f) 2., and the secretary of

1administration shall deposit the surcharge in the general fund and credit the
2surcharge to the appropriation account under s. 20.445 (1) (gs).
AB748-SA2,100 3Section 100. 111.322 (2m) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,83,74 111.322 (2m) (a) The individual files a complaint or attempts to enforce any
5right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28, 103.32, 103.34, 103.40,
6103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 109.09, 146.997, or 995.55, or ss. 101.58 to
7101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB748-SA2,101 8Section 101. 111.322 (2m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,83,129 111.322 (2m) (b) The individual testifies or assists in any action or proceeding
10held under or to enforce any right under s. 103.02, 103.10, 103.11, 103.13, 103.28,
11103.32, 103.34, 103.40, 103.455, 104.12, 109.03, 109.07, 109.075, 109.09, 146.997, or
12995.55, or ss. 101.58 to 101.599 or 103.64 to 103.82.
AB748-SA2,102 13Section 102. 814.75 (28) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,83,1414 814.75 (28) The wage claim surcharge under s. 109.11 (4).
AB748-SA2,103 15Section 103. 893.44 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,83,1916 893.44 (1) Any action to recover unpaid salary, wages or other compensation
17for personal services, except actions to recover fees for professional services and
18except as provided in sub. (2), shall be commenced within 2 4 years after the cause
19of action accrues or be barred.
AB748-SA2,104 20Section 104. 893.44 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,83,2321 893.44 (2) An action to recover wages under s. 109.09 shall be commenced
22within 2 4 years after the claim is filed with the department of workforce
23development or be barred.”.
AB748-SA2,83,24 2441. At the appropriate places, insert all of the following:
AB748-SA2,84,1
1 Section 105. 19.36 (12) of the statutes is created to read:
AB748-SA2,84,112 19.36 (12) Information relating to certain employees. Unless access is
3specifically authorized or required by statute, an authority may not provide access
4to a record prepared or provided by an employer performing work on a project to
5which s. 66.0903, 103.49, or 103.50 applies, or on which the employer is otherwise
6required to pay prevailing wages, if that record contains the name or other personally
7identifiable information relating to an employee of that employer, unless the
8employee authorizes the authority to provide access to that information. In this
9subsection, “personally identifiable information" does not include an employee's
10work classification, hours of work, or wage or benefit payments received for work on
11such a project.
AB748-SA2,106 12Section 106. 66.0129 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,84,1713 66.0129 (5) Bids for construction. The nonprofit corporation shall let all
14contracts exceeding $1,000 for the construction, maintenance or repair of hospital
15facilities to the lowest responsible bidder after advertising for bids by the publication
16of a class 2 notice under ch. 985. Section Sections 66.0901 applies and 66.0903 apply
17to bids and contracts under this subsection.
AB748-SA2,107 18Section 107. 66.0903 (1) (a), (am), (b), (cm), (dr), (em), (hm) and (im) of the
19statutes are created to read:
AB748-SA2,85,320 66.0903 (1) (a) “Area" means the county in which a proposed project of public
21works that is subject to this section is located or, if the department determines that
22there is insufficient wage data in that county, “area" means those counties that are
23contiguous to that county or, if the department determines that there is insufficient
24wage data in those counties, “area" means those counties that are contiguous to those
25counties or, if the department determines that there is insufficient wage data in those

1counties, “area" means the entire state or, if the department is requested to review
2a determination under sub. (3) (br), “area" means the city, village, or town in which
3a proposed project of public works that is subject to this section is located.
AB748-SA2,85,44 (am) “Bona fide economic benefit" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (am).
AB748-SA2,85,55 (b) “Department" means the department of workforce development.
AB748-SA2,85,66 (cm) “Insufficient wage data" has the meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (bg).
AB748-SA2,85,147 (dr) “Minor service or maintenance work" means a project of public works that
8is limited to minor crack filling, chip or slurry sealing, or other minor pavement
9patching, not including overlays, that has a projected life span of no longer than 5
10years or that is performed for a town and is not funded under s. 86.31, regardless of
11projected life span; the depositing of gravel on an existing gravel road applied solely
12to maintain the road; road shoulder maintenance; cleaning of drainage or sewer
13ditches or structures; or any other limited, minor work on public facilities or
14equipment that is routinely performed to prevent breakdown or deterioration.
AB748-SA2,85,1615 (em) “Multiple-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s.
16103.49 (1) (br).
AB748-SA2,85,1817 (hm) “Single-trade project of public works" has the meaning given in s. 103.49
18(1) (em).
AB748-SA2,85,2319 (im) “Supply and installation contract" means a contract under which the
20material is installed by the supplier, the material is installed by means of simple
21fasteners or connectors such as screws or nuts and bolts, and no other work is
22performed on the site of the project of public works, and the total labor cost to install
23the material does not exceed 20 percent of the total cost of the contract.
AB748-SA2,108 24Section 108. 66.0903 (1) (c) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
2559
, is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,86,2
166.0903 (1) (c) “Hourly basic rate of pay" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
2103.49 (1) (b), 2015 stats.
AB748-SA2,109 3Section 109. 66.0903 (1) (f) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
459
, is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,86,65 66.0903 (1) (f) “Prevailing hours of labor" has the meaning given in s. 16.856
6103.49 (1) (e), 2015 stats. (c).
AB748-SA2,110 7Section 110. 66.0903 (1) (g) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
859
, is repealed and recreated to read:
AB748-SA2,86,159 66.0903 (1) (g) 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., “prevailing wage rate" for any
10trade or occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
11demolition of any project of public works in any area means the hourly basic rate of
12pay, plus the hourly contribution for health insurance benefits, vacation benefits,
13pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid directly or
14indirectly, for a majority of the hours worked in the trade or occupation on projects
15in the area.
AB748-SA2,86,2516 2. If there is no rate at which a majority of the hours worked in the trade or
17occupation on projects in the area is paid, “prevailing wage rate" for any trade or
18occupation engaged in the erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or
19demolition of any project of public works in any area means the average hourly basic
20rate of pay, weighted by the number of hours worked, plus the average hourly
21contribution, weighted by the number of hours worked, for health insurance benefits,
22vacation benefits, pension benefits, and any other bona fide economic benefit, paid
23directly or indirectly for all hours worked at the hourly basic rate of pay of the
24highest-paid 51 percent of hours worked in that trade or occupation on projects in
25that area.
AB748-SA2,111
1Section 111. 66.0903 (1) (j) of the statutes, as affected by 2017 Wisconsin Act
259
, is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,87,43 66.0903 (1) (j) “Truck driver" includes an owner-operator of a truck has the
4meaning given in s. 103.49 (1) (g)
.
AB748-SA2,112 5Section 112. 66.0903 (1m) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB748-SA2,87,206 66.0903 (1m) (b) The legislature finds that the enactment of ordinances or
7other enactments by local governmental units requiring laborers, workers,
8mechanics, and truck drivers employed on projects of public works or on publicly
9funded private construction projects to be paid the prevailing wage rate and to be
10paid at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay for hours worked in excess of the
11prevailing hours of labor would be logically inconsistent with, would defeat the
12purpose of, and would go against the repeals spirit of this section and the repeal of
13s. 66.0904, 2009 stats., and s. 66.0903 (2) to (12), 2013 stats. Therefore, this section
14shall be construed as an enactment of statewide concern for the purposes of
15facilitating broader participation with respect to bidding on projects of public works,
16ensuring that wages accurately reflect market conditions, providing local
17governments with the flexibility to reduce costs on capital projects, and reducing
18spending at all levels of government in this state
purpose of providing uniform
19prevailing wage rate and prevailing hours of labor requirements throughout the
20state
.
AB748-SA2,113 21Section 113. 66.0903 (2) to (12) of the statutes are created to read:
AB748-SA2,87,2422 66.0903 (2) Applicability. Subject to sub. (5), this section applies to any project
23of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished for a local
24governmental unit, including all of the following:
AB748-SA2,87,2525 (a) A highway, street, bridge, building, or other infrastructure project.
AB748-SA2,88,4
1(b) A project erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or demolished by one
2local governmental unit for another local governmental unit under a contract under
3s. 66.0301 (2), 83.03, 83.035, or 86.31 (2) (b) or under any other statute specifically
4authorizing cooperation between local governmental units.
AB748-SA2,88,85 (c) A project in which the completed facility is leased, purchased, lease
6purchased, or otherwise acquired by, or dedicated to, a local governmental unit in lieu
7of the local governmental unit contracting for the erection, construction, repair,
8remodeling, or demolition of the facility.
AB748-SA2,88,129 (d) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project in which the
10completed road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main is acquired by, or
11dedicated to, a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership
12or maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB748-SA2,88,24 13(3) Prevailing wage rates and hours of labor. (am) A local governmental unit,
14before making a contract by direct negotiation or soliciting bids on a contract for the
15erection, construction, remodeling, repairing, or demolition of any project of public
16works, shall apply to the department to determine the prevailing wage rate for each
17trade or occupation required in the work contemplated. The department shall
18conduct investigations and hold public hearings as necessary to define the trades or
19occupations that are commonly employed on projects of public works that are subject
20to this section and to inform itself as to the prevailing wage rates in all areas of the
21state for those trades or occupations, in order to determine the prevailing wage rate
22for each trade or occupation. The department shall issue its determination within
2330 days after receiving the request and shall file the determination with the
24requesting local governmental unit.
AB748-SA2,89,7
1(ar) The department shall, by January 1 of each year, compile the prevailing
2wage rates for each trade or occupation in each area. The compilation shall, in
3addition to the current prevailing wage rates, include future prevailing wage rates
4when those prevailing wage rates can be determined for any trade or occupation in
5any area and shall specify the effective date of those future prevailing wage rates.
6If a project of public works extends into more than one area, there shall be only one
7standard of prevailing wage rates for the entire project.
AB748-SA2,89,158 (av) In determining prevailing wage rates under par. (am) or (ar), the
9department may not use data from projects that are subject to this section, s. 103.49
10or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142 unless the department determines that there is
11insufficient wage data in the area to determine those prevailing wage rates, in which
12case the department may use data from projects that are subject to this section, s.
13103.49 or 103.50, or 40 USC 3142. In determining prevailing wage rates under par.
14(am) or (ar), the department may not use data from any construction work that is
15performed by a local governmental unit or a state agency.
AB748-SA2,89,2416 (bm) Any person may request a recalculation of any portion of an initial
17determination within 30 days after the initial determination date if the person
18submits evidence with the request showing that the prevailing wage rate for any
19given trade or occupation included in the initial determination does not represent the
20prevailing wage rate for that trade or occupation in the area. The evidence shall
21include wage rate information reflecting work performed by persons working in the
22contested trade or occupation in the area during the current survey period. The
23department shall affirm or modify the initial determination within 15 days after the
24date on which the department receives the request for recalculation.
AB748-SA2,90,14
1(br) In addition to the recalculation under par. (bm), the local governmental
2unit that requested the determination under this subsection may request a review
3of any portion of a determination within 30 days after the date of issuance of the
4determination if the local governmental unit submits evidence with the request
5showing that the prevailing wage rate for any given trade or occupation included in
6the determination does not represent the prevailing wage rate for that trade or
7occupation in the city, village, or town in which the proposed project of public works
8is located. That evidence shall include wage rate information for the contested trade
9or occupation on at least 3 similar projects located in the city, village, or town where
10the proposed project of public works is located and on which some work has been
11performed during the current survey period and which were considered by the
12department in issuing its most recent compilation under par. (ar). The department
13shall affirm or modify the determination within 15 days after the date on which the
14department receives the request for review.
AB748-SA2,91,615 (dm) A reference to the prevailing wage rates determined by the department
16and to the prevailing hours of labor shall be published in the notice issued for the
17purpose of securing bids for the project of public works. If any contract or subcontract
18for a project of public works is entered into, the prevailing wage rates determined by
19the department and the prevailing hours of labor shall be physically incorporated
20into and made a part of the contract or subcontract, except that for a minor
21subcontract, as determined by the department, the department shall prescribe by
22rule the method of notifying the minor subcontractor of the prevailing wage rates and
23prevailing hours of labor applicable to the minor subcontract. The prevailing wage
24rates and prevailing hours of labor applicable to a contract or subcontract may not
25be changed during the time that the contract or subcontract is in force. No person

1performing the work described in sub. (4) may be paid less than the prevailing wage
2rate in the same or most similar trade or occupation determined under this
3subsection; nor may he or she be permitted to work a greater number of hours per
4day or per week than the prevailing hours of labor, unless he or she is paid for all
5hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times
6his or her hourly basic rate of pay.
AB748-SA2,91,11 7(4) Covered employees. (a) Subject to par. (b), all of the following employees
8shall be paid the prevailing wage rate determined under sub. (3) and may not be
9permitted to work a greater number of hours per day or per week than the prevailing
10hours of labor, unless they are paid for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing
11hours of labor at a rate of at least 1.5 times their hourly basic rate of pay:
AB748-SA2,91,1312 1. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed on the site of
13a project of public works that is subject to this section.
AB748-SA2,91,1914 2. All laborers, workers, mechanics, and truck drivers employed in the
15manufacturing or furnishing of materials, articles, supplies, or equipment on the site
16of a project of public works that is subject to this section or from a facility dedicated
17exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to this section by
18a contractor, subcontractor, agent, or other person performing any work on the site
19of the project.
AB748-SA2,92,220 (b) A laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver who is employed to process,
21manufacture, pick up, or deliver materials or products from a commercial
22establishment that has a fixed place of business from which the establishment
23supplies processed or manufactured materials or products or from a facility that is
24not dedicated exclusively, or nearly so, to a project of public works that is subject to
25this section is not entitled to receive the prevailing wage rate determined under sub.

1(3) or to receive at least 1.5 times his or her hourly basic rate of pay for all hours
2worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor unless any of the following applies:
AB748-SA2,92,73 1. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the source
4of mineral aggregate such as sand, gravel, or stone and deliver that mineral
5aggregate to the site of a project of public works that is subject to this section by
6depositing the material directly in final place, from the transporting vehicle or
7through spreaders from the transporting vehicle.
AB748-SA2,92,118 2. The laborer, worker, mechanic, or truck driver is employed to go to the site
9of a project of public works that is subject to this section, pick up excavated material
10or spoil from the site of the project, and transport that excavated material or spoil
11away from the site of the project.
AB748-SA2,92,1312 (c) A truck driver who is an owner-operator of a truck shall be paid separately
13for his or her work and for the use of his or her truck.
AB748-SA2,92,14 14(5) Nonapplicability. This section does not apply to any of the following:
AB748-SA2,92,2115 (a) A single-trade project of public works for which the estimated project cost
16of completion is less than $48,000, a multiple-trade project of public works for which
17the estimated project cost of completion is less than $100,000, or, in the case of a
18multiple-trade project of public works erected, constructed, repaired, remodeled, or
19demolished by a private contractor for a city or village having a population of less
20than 2,500 or for a town, a multiple-trade project of public works for which the
21estimated project cost of completion is less than $234,000.
AB748-SA2,92,2522 (b) Work performed on a project of public works for which the local
23governmental unit contracting for the project is not required to compensate any
24contractor, subcontractor, contractor's or subcontractor's agent, or individual for
25performing the work.
AB748-SA2,93,2
1(c) Minor service or maintenance work, warranty work, or work under a supply
2and installation contract.
AB748-SA2,93,53 (f) A project of public works involving the erection, construction, repair,
4remodeling, or demolition of a residential property containing 2 dwelling units or
5less.
AB748-SA2,93,116 (g) A road, street, bridge, sanitary sewer, or water main project that is a part
7of a development in which not less than 90 percent of the lots contain or will contain
82 dwelling units or less, as determined by the local governmental unit at the time of
9approval of the development, and that, on completion, is acquired by, or dedicated to,
10a local governmental unit, including under s. 236.13 (2), for ownership or
11maintenance by the local governmental unit.
AB748-SA2,93,17 12(8) Posting. For the information of the employees working on the project of
13public works, the prevailing wage rates determined by the department, the
14prevailing hours of labor, and the provisions of subs. (10) (a) and (11) (a) shall be kept
15posted by the local governmental unit in at least one conspicuous and easily
16accessible place on the site of the project or, if there is no common site on the project,
17at the place normally used by the local governmental unit to post public notices.
AB748-SA2,94,2 18(9) Compliance. (a) When the department finds that a local governmental unit
19has not requested a determination under sub. (3) (am) or that a local governmental
20unit, contractor, or subcontractor has not physically incorporated a determination
21into a contract or subcontract as required under this section or has not notified a
22minor subcontractor of a determination in the manner prescribed by the department
23by rule promulgated under sub. (3) (dm), the department shall notify the local
24governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor of the noncompliance and shall file

1the determination with the local governmental unit, contractor, or subcontractor
2within 30 days after the notice.
AB748-SA2,94,73 (b) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
4payment for his or her work on the project, each agent or subcontractor shall furnish
5the contractor with an affidavit stating that the agent or subcontractor has complied
6fully with the requirements of this section. A contractor may not authorize final
7payment until the affidavit is filed in proper form and order.
AB748-SA2,94,228 (c) Upon completion of a project of public works and before receiving final
9payment for his or her work on the project, each contractor shall file with the local
10governmental unit authorizing the work an affidavit stating that the contractor has
11complied fully with the requirements of this section and that the contractor has
12received an affidavit under par. (b) from each of the contractor's agents and
13subcontractors. A local governmental unit may not authorize a final payment until
14the affidavit is filed in proper form and order. If a local governmental unit authorizes
15a final payment before an affidavit is filed in proper form and order or if the
16department determines, based on the greater weight of the credible evidence, that
17any person performing the work specified in sub. (4) has been or may have been paid
18less than the prevailing wage rate or less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay
19for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor and requests that the
20local governmental unit withhold all or part of the final payment, but the local
21governmental unit fails to do so, the local governmental unit is liable for all back
22wages payable up to the amount of the final payment.
AB748-SA2,95,3 23(10) Records; inspection; enforcement. (a) Each contractor, subcontractor, or
24contractor's or subcontractor's agent performing work on a project of public works
25that is subject to this section shall keep full and accurate records clearly indicating

1the name and trade or occupation of every person performing the work described in
2sub. (4) and an accurate record of the number of hours worked by each of those
3persons and the actual wages paid for the hours worked.
AB748-SA2,95,124 (b) The department or the contracting local governmental unit may demand
5and examine, and every contractor, subcontractor, and contractor's or
6subcontractor's agent shall keep, and furnish upon request by the department or
7local governmental unit, copies of payrolls and other records and information
8relating to the wages paid to persons performing the work described in sub. (4) for
9work to which this section applies. The department may inspect records in the
10manner provided in ch. 103. Every contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing
11work on a project of public works that is subject to this section is subject to the
12requirements of ch. 103 relating to the examination of records.
AB748-SA2,95,2513 (c) If requested by any person, the department shall inspect the payroll records
14of any contractor, subcontractor, or agent performing work on a project of public
15works that is subject to this section as provided in this paragraph to ensure
16compliance with this section. On receipt of such a request, the department shall
17request the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to submit to the department a
18certified record of the information specified in par. (a), other than personally
19identifiable information relating to an employee of the contractor, subcontractor, or
20agent, for no longer than a 4-week period. The department may request a contractor,
21subcontractor, or agent to submit those records no more than once per calendar
22quarter for each project of public works on which the contractor, subcontractor, or
23agent is performing work. The department may not charge a requester a fee for
24obtaining that information. The department shall make available for public
25inspection certified records submitted to the department under this paragraph.
AB748-SA2,96,6
1(d) Section 103.005 (5) (f), (11), (12), and (13) applies to this section, except that
2s. 103.005 (12) (a) does not apply to any person who fails to provide any information
3to the department to assist the department in determining prevailing wage rates
4under sub. (3) (am) or (ar). Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and other
5discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this section,
6including proceedings under sub. (11) (a).
AB748-SA2,96,13 7(11) Liability and penalties. (a) 1. Any contractor, subcontractor, or
8contractor's or subcontractor's agent who fails to pay the prevailing wage rate
9determined by the department under sub. (3) or who pays less than 1.5 times the
10hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor
11is liable to any affected employee in the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or
12her unpaid overtime compensation and in an additional amount as liquidated
13damages as provided under subd. 2. or 3., whichever is applicable.
AB748-SA2,96,2214 2. If the department determines upon inspection under sub. (10) (b) or (c) that
15a contractor, subcontractor, or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay
16the prevailing wage rate determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid
17less than 1.5 times the hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the
18prevailing hours of labor, the department shall order the contractor to pay to any
19affected employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid
20overtime compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount
21of those unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages
22within a period specified by the department in the order.
AB748-SA2,97,823 3. In addition to or in lieu of recovering the liability specified in subd. 1. as
24provided in subd. 2., any employee for and in behalf of that employee and other
25employees similarly situated may commence an action to recover that liability in any

1court of competent jurisdiction. If the court finds that a contractor, subcontractor,
2or contractor's or subcontractor's agent has failed to pay the prevailing wage rate
3determined by the department under sub. (3) or has paid less than 1.5 times the
4hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of the prevailing hours of labor,
5the court shall order the contractor, subcontractor, or agent to pay to any affected
6employee the amount of his or her unpaid wages or his or her unpaid overtime
7compensation and an additional amount equal to 100 percent of the amount of those
8unpaid wages or that unpaid overtime compensation as liquidated damages.
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