August 12, 1997 Room 4
Tuesday DNR Northern Region Office
at 11:00 a.m. AND 5:00 p.m. 107 Sutliff Avenue
Rhinelander
Use lower back entrance for easier access to Room 4.
August 14, 1997 Room 027, GEF #2
Thursday 101 South Webster Street
at 11:00 am. AND 5:00 p.m. Madison
Notice is hereby further given that pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, will be provided for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. Please call Ms. Pat Trochlell at (608) 267-2453 with specific information on your request at least 10 days before the date of the scheduled hearing.
Written Comments
Written comments on the proposed rule may be submitted to Ms. Pat Trochlell, Bureau of Fisheries Management and Habitat Protection, P.O. Box 7921, Madison, WI 53707 no later than August 22, 1997. Written comments will have the same weight and effect as oral statements presented at the hearings. A copy of the proposed rule [WZ-35-96] and fiscal estimate may be obtained from Ms. Trochlell.
Notice of Hearing
Workforce Development
(Labor Standards, Chs. DWD 270-279)
Notice is given that pursuant to ss. 103.005 (1) and 104.04, Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing to consider the emergency rule revision of ch. DWD 272, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to minimum wage.
Hearing Information
The public hearing is scheduled as follows:
August 12, 1997 Room 400X, GEF #1
Tuesday 201 East Washington Ave.
9:30 a.m. MADISON, WI
This hearing is held in an accessible facility. If you have special needs or circumstances which may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 266-7560 or Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (608) 264-8752 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators or materials in audio tape format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available on request by a person with a disability.
Copies of Rules
A copy of the rules to be considered may be obtained by contacting the following address or phone number, or at the appointed time and place the hearing is held.
Division of Equal Rights
Telephone (608) 266-7560
Dept. of Workforce Development
201 East Washington Ave.
P.O. Box 8928
Madison, WI 53707
Written Comments
Interested people are invited to appear at the hearing, and will be afforded the opportunity of making an oral presentation of their positions. People making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views and suggested rewording in writing. Written comments from people unable to attend the public hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing may be submitted no later than August 15, 1997, for inclusion in the summary of public comments submitted to the Legislature. Any such comments should be submitted to Lynn Hendrickson at the address noted above. Written comments will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. People submitting comments will not receive individual responses.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 103.005 (1), 103.02 and 104.04
Statutes interpreted: ss. 103.02 and 104.04
This rule makes the following changes to Wisconsin's administrative rules relating to minimum wage rates:
▶ The rule defines an “opportunity employe” as an employe who is under 20 years of age and in his or her first 90 days of employment with each new employer. The minimum wage for an opportunity employe is $4.25 per hour. This provision is similar to the provision on probationary employes in the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
▶ The rule provides that an employer may not displace an employe solely for the purpose of hiring an employe to be paid the opportunity wage.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. Types of small businesses that will be affected by the rules:
This proposed rule changes the minimum wage rates paid by any business with employes who receive the minimum wage, but it does not impose any new requirements upon employers.
2. Reporting, bookkeeping and other procedures required for compliance with the rules:
The proposed rule does not create any new reporting or bookkeeping procedures.
3. Types of professional skills necessary for compliance with the rules:
No professional or specialized skills are needed for compliance with the proposed rule.
Fiscal Estimate
Because this emergency rule affects only the continuation of the opportunity wage, it has no fiscal effect.
Notice of Hearing
Workforce Development
(Labor Standards, Chs. DWD 270-279)
Notice is given that pursuant to ss. 103.005 (1), 103.02 and 104.04, Stats., the Department of Workforce Development proposes to hold a public hearing to consider the creation of s. DWD 272.14, Wis. Adm. Code, relating to minimum wage--displacement.
Hearing Information
The public hearing is scheduled as follows:
August 12, 1997 Room 400X, GEF #1
Tuesday 201 East Washington Ave.
9:30 a.m. MADISON, WI
This hearing is held in an accessible facility. If you have special needs or circumstances which may make communication or accessibility difficult at the hearing, please call (608) 266-7560 or Telecommunications Device for the Deaf (TDD) at (608) 264-8752 at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. Accommodations such as interpreters, English translators or materials in audio tape format will, to the fullest extent possible, be made available on request by a person with a disability.
Copies of Rules
A copy of the rules to be considered may be obtained by contacting the following address or phone number, or at the appointed time and place the hearing is held.
Division of Equal Rights
Telephone (608) 266-7560
Dept. of Workforce Development
201 East Washington Ave.
P.O. Box 8928
Madison, WI 53707
Written Comments
Interested people are invited to appear at the hearing, and will be afforded the opportunity of making an oral presentation of their positions. People making oral presentations are requested to submit their facts, views and suggested rewording in writing. Written comments from people unable to attend the public hearing or who wish to supplement testimony offered at the hearing may be submitted no later than August 15, 1997, for inclusion in the summary of public comments submitted to the Legislature. Any such comments should be submitted to Lynn Hendrickson at the address noted above. Written comments will be given the same consideration as testimony presented at the hearing. People submitting comments will not receive individual responses.
Analysis Prepared by the Department of Regulation and Licensing
Statutes authorizing promulgation: ss. 103.005 (1), 103.02 and 104.04
Statutes interpreted: ss. 103.02 and 104.04
This rule adds a provision to the rules relating to the minimum wage to provide that an employer may not displace an employe solely for the purpose of hiring an employe to be paid the opportunity wage. (The opportunity wage rate, $4.25 per hour, may be paid to an employe who is under 20 years of age and in his or her first 90 days of employment with each new employer.)
Text of Rule
SECTION 1. DWD 272.14 is created to read:
DWD 272.14 Prohibition of displacement. An employer may not displace an employe solely for the purpose of hiring an employe to be paid the opportunity wage.
Fiscal Estimate
