SB130,5,42 49.141 (1) (g) "Minimum wage" means the state minimum hourly wage under
3ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or the federal minimum hourly wage under 29 USC 206 (a) (1),
4whichever is applicable.
SB130, s. 2 5Section 2. 104.01 (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1104.01 Definitions. (intro.) The following terms as used in In this chapter
2shall be construed as follows:
SB130, s. 3 3Section 3. 104.01 (1) of the statutes is renumbered 104.01 (1m).
SB130, s. 4 4Section 4. 104.01 (1d) of the statutes is created to read:
SB130,6,65 104.01 (1d) "Agricultural employee" means an employee who is employed in
6farming, as defined in s. 102.04 (3).
SB130, s. 5 7Section 5. 104.01 (1g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB130,6,108 104.01 (1g) "Consumer price index" means the average of the consumer price
9index over each 12-month period for all urban consumers, U.S. city average, as
10determined by the bureau of labor statistics of the U.S. department of labor.
SB130, s. 6 11Section 6. 104.01 (5g) of the statutes is created to read:
SB130,6,1312 104.01 (5g) "Minor employee" means a minor who is paid at the applicable
13minimum wage rate for minors.
SB130, s. 7 14Section 7. 104.01 (5m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB130,6,1615 104.01 (5m) "Opportunity employee" means a person under 20 years of age who
16is in the first 90 consecutive days of employment with his or her employer.
SB130, s. 8 17Section 8. 104.01 (7m) of the statutes is created to read:
SB130,6,2018 104.01 (7m) "Tipped employee" means an employee who in the course of
19employment customarily and regularly receives money or other gratuities from
20persons other than the employee's employer.
SB130, s. 9 21Section 9. 104.01 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,6,2322 104.01 (8) The term "wage" and the term "wages" shall each mean "Wage"
23means
any compensation for labor measured by time, piece, or otherwise.
SB130, s. 10 24Section 10. 104.035 of the statutes is created to read:
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1104.035 Minimum wage. (1) Employees generally. (a) Minimum rates.
2Except as provided in subs. (2) to (8), the minimum wage is as follows:
SB130,7,33 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $7.25 per hour.
SB130,7,54 2. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amount determined
5by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,7,96 (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. Except as provided in subs. (2) (b) and
7(4) (b), if an employer furnishes an employee with meals or lodging in accordance
8with rules promulgated by the department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may
9deduct the following amounts from the wages of the employee:
SB130,7,1210 1. For lodging furnished before September 1, 2008, $58 per week or $8.25 per
11day and for meals furnished before September 1, 2008, $87 per week or $4.15 per
12meal.
SB130,7,1413 2. For meals and lodging furnished beginning on September 1, 2008, the
14amounts determined by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,7,17 15(2) Minor and opportunity employees. (a) Minimum rates. Except as provided
16in subs. (3) to (8), the minimum wage for a minor employee or an opportunity
17employee is as follows:
SB130,7,1818 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $6.60 per hour.
SB130,7,2019 2. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amount determined
20by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,7,2421 (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. Except as provided in sub. (4) (b), if an
22employer furnishes a minor employee or an opportunity employee with meals or
23lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the department under s. 104.045
24(2), the employer may deduct the following amounts from the wages of the employee:
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11. For lodging furnished before September 1, 2008, $52.65 per week or $7.55
2per day and for meals furnished before September 1, 2008, $78.95 per week or $3.75
3per meal.
SB130,8,54 2. For meals and lodging furnished beginning on September 1, 2008, the
5amounts determined by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,8,11 6(3) Tipped employees. (a) Minimum rates. Except as provided in subs. (4) to
7(8), if an employer of a tipped employee establishes by the employer's payroll records
8that, when adding the tips received by the tipped employee in a week to the wages
9paid to the tipped employee in that week, the tipped employee receives not less than
10the applicable minimum wage specified in sub. (1) or (2), the minimum wage for the
11tipped employee is as follows:
SB130,8,1312 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, by a tipped employee who is not
13an opportunity employee, $2.60 per hour.
SB130,8,1514 2. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, by a tipped employee who is an
15opportunity employee, $2.40 per hour.
SB130,8,1716 3. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amounts determined
17by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,8,2118 (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. If an employer furnishes a tipped
19employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the
20department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may deduct the applicable amounts
21specified in subs. (1) (b) or (2) (b) from the wages of the tipped employee.
SB130,8,23 22(4) Agricultural employees. (a) Minimum rates. Except as provided in subs.
23(7) and (8), the minimum wage for an agricultural employee is as follows:
SB130,8,2524 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, by an adult agricultural
25employee, $5.75 per hour.
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12. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, by a minor agricultural
2employee, $4.75.
SB130,9,43 3. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amounts determined
4by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,9,85 (b) Allowances for meals and lodging. If an employer furnishes an agricultural
6employee with meals or lodging in accordance with rules promulgated by the
7department under s. 104.045 (2), the employer may deduct the following amounts
8from the wages of the employee:
SB130,9,119 1. For lodging furnished to an adult agricultural employee, before September
101, 2008, $45.95 per week or $6.60 per day and for meals furnished to an adult
11agricultural employee, before September 1, 2008, $68.90 per week or $3.30 per meal.
SB130,9,1412 2. For lodging furnished to a minor agricultural employee before September 1,
132008, $37.90 per week or $5.40 per day and for meals furnished to a minor
14agricultural employee before September 1, 2008, $56.85 per week or $2.70 per meal.
SB130,9,1615 3. For meals and lodging furnished beginning on September 1, 2008, the
16amounts determined by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,9,19 17(5) Camp counselors. (a) Minimum rates for adult counselors. The minimum
18wage for a counselor at a seasonal recreational or educational camp, including a day
19camp, who is an adult is as follows:
SB130,9,2220 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $301 per week if meals and
21lodging are not furnished, $242 per week if only meals are furnished, and $191 per
22week if both meals and lodging are furnished.
SB130,9,2423 2. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amounts determined
24by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
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1(b) Minimum rates for minor counselors. The minimum wage for a counselor
2at a seasonal recreational or educational camp, including a day camp, who is a minor
3is as follows:
SB130,10,64 1. For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $251 per week if meals and
5lodging are not furnished, $191 per week if only meals are furnished, and $151 per
6week if both meals and lodging are furnished.
SB130,10,87 2. For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amounts determined
8by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,10,9 9(6) Golf caddies. The minimum wage for a golf caddy is as follows:
SB130,10,1010 (a) For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $11.70 for caddying 18 holes.
SB130,10,1111 (b) For wages earned before September 1, 2008, $6.60 for caddying 9 holes.
SB130,10,1312 (c) For wages earned beginning on September 1, 2008, the amounts determined
13by the department by rule promulgated under sub. (9).
SB130,10,15 14(7) Minimum wage established by department. The department shall
15promulgate rules providing the minimum wage for all of the following:
SB130,10,1716 (a) An employee or worker with a disability covered under a license under s.
17104.07.
SB130,10,1818 (b) A student learner.
SB130,10,2019 (c) A student employed by an independent college or university for less than
2020 hours per week.
SB130,10,23 21(8) Employment exempted by department. The department shall promulgate
22rules exempting from the minimum wage requirements under subs. (1) to (7) all of
23the following:
SB130,10,2524 (a) A person engaged in casual employment in and around an employer's home
25on an irregular or intermittent basis for not more than 15 hours per week.
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1(b) A person who resides in the home of an employer who, due to advanced age
2or physical or mental disability, cannot care for his or her own needs, for the purpose
3of companionship and who spends not more than 15 hours per week of general
4household work for the employer.
SB130,11,65 (c) An elementary or secondary school student performing student work-like
6activities in the student's school.
SB130,11,24 7(9) Department to revise. (a) Subject to par. (b), by September 1 of each year,
8the department, using the procedures under s. 227.24, shall promulgate rules to
9revise the minimum wages and allowances for meals and lodging established under
10subs. (1) to (7). The department shall determine those revised minimum wages and
11allowances by calculating the percentage difference between the consumer price
12index for the 12-month period ending on May 31 of the preceding year and the
13consumer price index for the 12-month period ending on May 31 of the current year,
14adjusting the minimum wages and allowances in effect on August 31 of the current
15year by that percentage difference, and rounding that result to the nearest multiple
16of 5 cents, except that for a minimum wage under sub. (5), the department shall
17round the result to the nearest dollar. Notwithstanding s. 227.24 (1) (a), (2) (b), and
18(3), the department may promulgate an emergency rule under s. 227.24 revising the
19minimum wages and allowances established under subs. (1) to (7) without providing
20evidence that the emergency rule is necessary to preserve the public peace, health,
21safety, or welfare and without a finding of emergency. A revised minimum wage or
22allowance determined under this paragraph shall first apply to wages earned or
23meals or lodging furnished on September 1 of the year in which the wage or allowance
24is revised.
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1(b) Paragraph (a) does not preclude the department from promulgating rules
2to increase a minimum wage provided under subs. (1) to (7).
SB130, s. 11 3Section 11. 104.045 of the statutes is renumbered 104.045 (intro.) and
4amended to read:
SB130,12,7 5104.045 Tipped employees Tips, meals, lodging, and hours worked.
6(intro.) The department shall by rule determine what amount of promulgate rules
7governing all of the following:
SB130,12,9 8(1) The counting of tips or similar gratuities may be counted toward fulfillment
9of the employer's obligation under this chapter.
SB130, s. 12 10Section 12. 104.045 (2) and (3) of the statutes are created to read:
SB130,12,1211 104.045 (2) The deduction of meals or lodging provided by an employer to an
12employee from the employer's obligation under this chapter.
SB130,12,14 13(3) The determination of hours worked by an employee during which the
14employee is entitled to a living wage under this chapter.
SB130, s. 13 15Section 13. 104.05 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,12,21 16104.05 Complaints; investigation. The department shall, within Within 20
17days after the filing of a verified complaint of any person setting forth alleging that
18the wages paid to any employee in any occupation are not sufficient to enable the
19employee to maintain himself or herself under conditions consistent with his or her
20welfare, the department shall investigate and determine whether there is
21reasonable cause to believe that the wage paid to any employee is not a living wage.
SB130, s. 14 22Section 14. 104.07 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,13,323 104.07 (1) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as
24provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses to any employer who employs any
25employee who is unable to earn the living wage determined by the department,

1permitting the employee to work for a wage that is commensurate with the
2employee's ability. Each license so granted shall establish a wage for the licensee
3employees of the licensee who are unable to earn a living wage.
SB130, s. 15 4Section 15. 104.07 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,13,105 104.07 (2) The department shall make promulgate rules, and, except as
6provided under subs. (5) and (6), grant licenses to sheltered workshops, to permit the
7employment of workers with disabilities who are unable to earn the living wage at
8a wage that is commensurate with their ability and productivity. A license granted
9to a sheltered workshop under this subsection may be issued for the entire workshop
10or a department of the workshop.
SB130, s. 16 11Section 16. 104.10 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,13,18 12104.10 Penalty for intimidating witness. Any employer who discharges or
13threatens to discharge, or who in any way discriminates , or threatens to discriminate
14against, any employee because the employee has testified or is about to testify, or
15because the employer believes that the employee may testify, in any investigation or
16proceeding relative to the enforcement of this chapter, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
17and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of
may be fined $25 for each
18offense.
SB130, s. 17 19Section 17. 104.11 of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,13,23 20104.11 Definition of violation. Each day during which any employer shall
21employ
employs a person for whom a living wage has been fixed at a wage that is less
22than the living wage fixed shall constitute a separate and distinct violation of this
23chapter.
SB130, s. 18 24Section 18. 234.94 (5) of the statutes is amended to read:
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1234.94 (5) "Primary employment" means work which that pays at least the
2minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or under federal law,
3whichever is greater, offers adequate fringe benefits, including health insurance,
4and is not seasonal or part time.
SB130, s. 19 5Section 19. 234.94 (8) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,14,116 234.94 (8) "Target group" means a population group for which the
7unemployment level is at least 25% higher than the statewide unemployment level,
8or a population group for which the average wage received is less than 1.2 times the
9minimum wage as established under ch. 104 s. 104.035 (1) or under federal law,
10whichever is greater. No population group is required to be located within a
11contiguous geographic area to be considered a target group.
SB130, s. 20 12Section 20. 800.09 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,15,213 800.09 (1) (b) If the defendant agrees to perform community service work in
14lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture, assessments, and costs, or both,
15the court may order that the defendant perform community service work for a public
16agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.
17Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the
18public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
19restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any
20community service work program, in ordering the defendant to perform community
21service work. The number of hours of community service work required may not
22exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the forfeiture by the
23minimum wage established under ch. 104 for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped
24employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall ensure that the defendant is provided a

1written statement of the terms of the community service order and that the
2community service order is monitored.
SB130, s. 21 3Section 21. 800.095 (4) (b) 3. of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,15,164 800.095 (4) (b) 3. That the defendant perform community service work for a
5public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization designated by the court, except
6that the court may not order the defendant to perform community service work
7unless the defendant agrees to perform community service work and, if the
8community service work is in lieu of restitution, unless the person to whom the
9restitution is owed agrees. The court may utilize any available resources, including
10any community service work program, in ordering the defendant to perform
11community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
12may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
13forfeiture, or restitution, or both, by the minimum wage established under ch. 104
14for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall
15ensure that the defendant is provided a written statement of the terms of the
16community service order and that the community service order is monitored.
SB130, s. 22 17Section 22. 895.035 (2m) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB130,16,918 895.035 (2m) (c) The court assigned to exercise jurisdiction under chs. 48 and
19938 may order that the juvenile perform community service work for a public agency
20or nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court in lieu of making
21restitution or paying the forfeiture or surcharge. If the parent agrees to perform
22community service work in lieu of making restitution or paying the forfeiture or
23surcharge, the court may order that the parent perform community service work for
24a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization that is designated by the court.
25Community service work may be in lieu of restitution only if also agreed to by the

1public agency or nonprofit charitable organization and by the person to whom
2restitution is owed. The court may utilize any available resources, including any
3community service work program, in ordering the juvenile or parent to perform
4community service work. The number of hours of community service work required
5may not exceed the number determined by dividing the amount owed on the
6restitution, forfeiture, or surcharge by the minimum wage established under ch. 104
7for adults in nonagriculture, nontipped employment
s. 104.035 (1). The court shall
8ensure that the juvenile or parent is provided with a written statement of the terms
9of the community service order and that the community service order is monitored.
SB130, s. 23 10Section 23. Effective date.
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