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2017 - 2018 LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLY SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT 1,
TO ASSEMBLY BILL 504
October 13, 2017 - Offered by Representative Novak.
AB504-ASA1,1,3
1An Act to repeal 103.71 (2) (b) 4. and 103.71 (3);
to amend 103.67 (2) (g); and
2to create 103.70 (2) (d) of the statutes;
relating to: employment of a minor in
3a parent's or guardian's business, trade, or profession.
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau
This substitute amendment allows a minor of any age to be employed without
a permit in connection with a parent's or guardian's business, trade, or profession.
Current law prohibits a minor under 14 years of age from being employed or
permitted to work in any gainful occupation at any time, subject to certain exceptions
that allow such a minor to be employed or permitted to work, to the extent permitted
under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Under one such exception, a minor 12
years of age or older may be employed under the direct supervision of the minor's
parent or guardian in connection with the parent's or guardian's business, trade, or
profession, if that employment is not otherwise prohibited based on the nature of the
employment or the hours or time of day of the employment. Subject to certain
exceptions, current law also prohibits a minor from being employed or permitted to
work at any employment unless the minor's employer obtains a written permit
authorizing the employment of the minor. Such permits are issued by the
Department of Workforce Development or by certain other permit officers designated
by DWD. Current law provides that a permit may not be issued for a minor described
above unless DWD or a permit officer is satisfied that the employment is not
injurious or detrimental to the minor's education, health, safety, or welfare.
This substitute amendment allows a minor of any age to be employed under the
direct supervision of the minor's parent or guardian in connection with the parent's
or guardian's business, trade, or profession, subject to the same exceptions for the
nature of the employment or the hours or time of day of the employment. The
substitute amendment also allows such a minor to be employed without needing to
obtain a permit.
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in senate and assembly, do
enact as follows:
AB504-ASA1,1
1Section
1.
103.67 (2) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB504-ASA1,2,42
103.67
(2) (g) Unless prohibited under s. 103.65, minors
12 years of
any age
or
3older may be employed under the direct supervision of the minor's parent or
4guardian in connection with the parent's or guardian's business, trade
, or profession.
AB504-ASA1,2
5Section
2. 103.70 (2) (d) of the statutes is created to read:
AB504-ASA1,2,86
103.70
(2) (d) A minor of any age may be employed without a permit in the
7business, trade, or profession of the minor's parent or guardian as provided in s.
8103.67 (2) (g).
AB504-ASA1,3
9Section
3.
103.71 (2) (b) 4. of the statutes is repealed.
AB504-ASA1,4
10Section
4.
103.71 (3) of the statutes is repealed.
