AB622,6,1511 (b) An employer may pay the minimum wages specified in par. (a) only if the
12employer establishes by the employer's payroll records that, when adding the tips
13received by an employee to the wages under par. (a) paid to that employee, the
14employee receives not less than the minimum wage specified in sub. (2) or (3),
15whichever is applicable.
AB622,6,23 16(5) Agricultural employees. Notwithstanding the minimum wages provided
17under subs. (2) to (4), but subject to the minimum wages provided under subs. (6) and
18(8), the department shall calculate the minimum wage for persons 18 years of age or
19over who are agricultural employees by multiplying the result obtained under sub.
20(2) by 95.3 percent and rounding the product to the nearest multiple of 5 cents and
21shall calculate the minimum wage for persons under 18 years of age who are
22agricultural employees by multiplying the result obtained under sub. (2) by 87
23percent and rounding the product to the nearest multiple of 5 cents.
AB622,6,25 24(6) Minimum wage established by department. The department shall
25promulgate rules providing the minimum wage for all of the following:
AB622,7,2
1(a) A counselor employed at a seasonal recreational or educational camp,
2including a day camp, for campers under 18 years of age.
AB622,7,33 (b) A caddy on a golf course.
AB622,7,54 (c) An employee or worker with a disability covered under a license under s.
5104.07.
AB622,7,66 (d) A student learner.
AB622,7,87 (e) A student employed by an independent college or university for less than
820 hours per week.
AB622,7,11 9(7) Employment exempted by department. The department shall promulgate
10rules exempting from the minimum wage requirements under subs. (2) to (5) all of
11the following:
AB622,7,1312 (a) A person engaged in casual employment in and around an employer's home
13on an irregular or intermittent basis for not more than 15 hours per week.
AB622,7,1714 (b) A person who resides with and who provides companionship and care, not
15including practical or professional nursing, as defined in s. 441.001 (3) and (4), and
16not more than 15 hours per week of general household work for an employer who, due
17to advanced age or physical or mental disability, cannot care for his or her own needs.
AB622,7,1918 (c) An elementary or secondary school student performing student work-like
19activities in the student's school.
AB622,7,21 20(8) Department may revise. The department may promulgate rules to increase
21a minimum wage provided under subs. (2) to (5).
AB622, s. 11 22Section 11. 104.04 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,8,10 23104.04 Classifications; department's authority. The department shall
24investigate, ascertain, determine, and fix such reasonable classifications, and shall
25impose general or special orders, determining the living-wage living wage, and shall

1carry out the purposes of ss. 104.01 to 104.12 this chapter. Such investigations,
2classifications, and orders shall be made as provided under s. 103.005, and the
3penalties specified in s. 103.005 (12) shall apply to and be imposed for any violation
4of ss. 104.01 to 104.12 this chapter. In determining the living-wage living wage, the
5department may consider the effect that an increase in the living-wage living wage
6might have on the economy of the state, including the effect of a living-wage living
7wage
increase on job creation, retention, and expansion, on the availability of
8entry-level jobs, and on regional economic conditions within the state. The
9department may not establish a different minimum wage for men and women. Said
10orders shall be subject to review in the manner provided in ch. 227.
AB622, s. 12 11Section 12. 104.045 of the statutes is renumbered 104.045 (intro.) and
12amended to read:
AB622,8,15 13104.045 Tipped employees Tips, meals, lodging, and hours worked.
14(intro.) The department shall by rule determine what amount of promulgate rules
15governing all of the following:
AB622,8,17 16(1) The counting of tips or similar gratuities may be counted toward fulfillment
17of the employer's obligation under this chapter.
AB622, s. 13 18Section 13. 104.045 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
AB622,8,2019 104.045 (2) The deduction of meals or lodging provided by an employer to an
20employee from the employer's obligation under this chapter.
AB622,8,22 21(3) The determination of hours worked by an employee during which the
22employee is entitled to a living wage under this chapter.
AB622, s. 14 23Section 14. 104.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,9,4 24104.05 Complaints; investigation. The department shall, within 20 days
25after the filing of a verified complaint of any person setting forth alleging that the

1wages paid to any employee in any occupation are not sufficient to enable the
2employee to maintain himself or herself under conditions consistent with his or her
3welfare, investigate and determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that
4the wage paid to any the employee is not a living-wage living wage.
AB622, s. 15 5Section 15. 104.06 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,9,14 6104.06 Wage council; determination. If, upon investigation, the
7department finds that there is reasonable cause to believe that the wages paid to any
8employee are not a living-wage, it living wage, the department shall appoint a wage
9council, selected so as fairly to represent employers, employees, and the public, to
10assist in its investigations and determinations. The living-wage department may
11use the results of an investigation under this section to establish a living wage. A
12living wage
so determined upon shall be the living-wage living wage for all
13employees within the same class as established by the classification of the
14department under s. 104.04.
AB622, s. 16 15Section 16. 104.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,9,2216 104.07 (1) The department shall make promulgate rules and, except as
17provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses, to any employer who employs any
18employee who is unable to earn the living-wage theretofore determined upon,
19permitting such person to
a living wage so that the employee may work for a wage
20which shall be that is commensurate with the employee's ability and each . Each
21license so granted shall establish a wage for the licensee employees of the licensee
22who are unable to earn a living wage
.
AB622, s. 17 23Section 17. 104.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,9,2524 104.07 (2) The department shall make promulgate rules and, except as
25provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses to sheltered workshops to permit the

1employment of workers with disabilities who are unable to earn the living-wage at
2a living wage so that those workers may work for a wage that is commensurate with
3their ability abilities and productivity. A license granted to a sheltered workshop
4under this section may be issued for the entire workshop or a department of the
5workshop.
AB622, s. 18 6Section 18. 104.08 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 104.08 (2m) and amended
7to read:
AB622,10,118 104.08 (2m) All persons Any person working in an occupation a trade industry
9for which a living-wage living wage has been established for minors, and who shall
10have
has no trade, shall, if employed in an occupation which is a trade industry, be
11indentured under the provisions of s. 106.01.
AB622, s. 19 12Section 19. 104.08 (1m) (b) of the statutes is created to read:
AB622,10,1513 104.08 (1m) (b) "Trade industry" means an industry involving physical labor
14and characterized by mechanical skill and training such as render a period of
15instruction reasonably necessary.
AB622, s. 20 16Section 20. 104.08 (2) of the statutes is renumbered 104.08 (1m) (intro.) and
17amended to read:
AB622,10,1918 104.08 (1m) (intro.) A "trade" or a "trade industry" within the meaning of ss.
19104.01 to 104.12 shall be a trade or
In this section:
AB622,10,24 20(a) "Trade" means an industry occupation involving physical labor and
21characterized by mechanical skill and training such as render a period of instruction
22reasonably necessary. The department shall investigate, determine and declare
23what occupations and industries are included within the phrase a "trade" or a "trade
24industry".
AB622, s. 21
1Section 21. 104.08 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 104.08 (3) (b) and
2amended to read:
AB622,11,43 104.08 (3) (b) The department may make exceptions to the operation of subs.
4(1) and (2) (1m) and (2m) where conditions make their application unreasonable.
AB622, s. 22 5Section 22. 104.08 (3) (a) of the statutes is created to read:
AB622,11,76 104.08 (3) (a) The department shall investigate, determine, and declare what
7occupations and industries are included within a trade or a trade industry.
AB622, s. 23 8Section 23. 104.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,11,15 9104.10 Penalty for intimidating witness. Any employer who discharges or
10threatens to discharge, or who in any way discriminates , or threatens to
11discriminate, against any employee because the employee has testified or is about
12to testify, or because the employer believes that the employee may testify, in any
13investigation or proceeding relative to the enforcement of ss. 104.01 to 104.12, is
14guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
15$25
this chapter may be fined $500 for each offense.
AB622, s. 24 16Section 24. 104.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,11,20 17104.11 Definition of violation. Each day during which any an employer
18shall employ employs a person for whom a living-wage living wage has been fixed
19established at a wage less than the living-wage fixed established living wage shall
20constitute a separate and distinct violation of ss. 104.01 to 104.12 this chapter.
AB622, s. 25 21Section 25. 104.12 of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,12,3 22104.12 Complaints. Any person may register with the department a
23complaint that the wages paid to employees for whom a living-wage living wage has
24been established are less than that rate, and the department shall investigate the
25matter and take all proceedings necessary to enforce the payment of a wage not less

1than the living-wage a living wage. Section 111.322 (2m) applies to discharge and
2other discriminatory acts arising in connection with any proceeding under this
3section.
AB622, s. 26 4Section 26. 234.94 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,12,85 234.94 (5) "Primary employment" means work which that pays at least the
6minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (2) or under federal law,
7whichever is greater, offers adequate fringe benefits, including health insurance,
8and is not seasonal or part time.
AB622, s. 27 9Section 27. 234.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,12,1510 234.94 (8) "Target group" means a population group for which the
11unemployment level is at least 25% higher than the statewide unemployment level,
12or a population group for which the average wage received is less than 1.2 times the
13minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (2) or under federal law,
14whichever is greater. No population group is required to be located within a
15contiguous geographic area to be considered a target group.
AB622, s. 28 16Section 28. 800.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,13,517 800.09 (1) (b) If the defendant agrees to perform community service work in
18lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture, assessments, and costs, or both,
19the court may order that the defendant perform community service work for a public
20agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.
21Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
22public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
23restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any
24community service work program, in ordering the defendant to perform community
25service work. The number of hours of community service work required may not

1exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the forfeiture by the
2minimum wage established under ch. 104 for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped
3employment
s. 104.035 (2). The court shall ensure that the defendant is provided a
4written statement of the terms of the community service order and that the
5community service order is monitored.
AB622, s. 29 6Section 29. 800.095 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,13,197 800.095 (4) (b) 3. That the defendant perform community service work for a
8public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization designated by the court, except
9that the court may not order the defendant to perform community service work
10unless the defendant agrees to perform community service work and, if the
11community service work is in lieu of restitution, unless the person to whom the
12restitution is owed agrees. The court may utilize any available resources, including
13any community service work program, in ordering the defendant to perform
14community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
15may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
16forfeiture, or restitution, or both, by the minimum wage established under ch. 104
17for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (2). The court shall
18ensure that the defendant is provided a written statement of the terms of the
19community service order and that the community service order is monitored.
AB622, s. 30 20Section 30. 895.035 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
AB622,14,1221 895.035 (2m) (c) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and
22938 may order that the juvenile perform community service work for a public agency
23or nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court in lieu of making
24restitution or paying the forfeiture or surcharge. If the parent agrees to perform
25community service work in lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture or

1surcharge, the court may order that the parent perform community service work for
2a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.
3Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
4public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
5restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any
6community service work program, in ordering the juvenile or parent to perform
7community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
8may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
9restitution, forfeiture, or surcharge by the minimum wage established under ch. 104
10for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (2). The court shall
11ensure that the juvenile or parent is provided with a written statement of the terms
12of the community service order and that the community service order is monitored.
AB622,14,1313 (End)
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