Chapter 109, WAGE PAYMENTS, CLAIMS AND COLLECTIONS
9 sections in this chapter.
Wis. Stat. § 109.01 Definitions
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109.01 Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Department” means the department of workforce development. (1r) “Employee” means any person employed by an employer, except that “employee” does not include an officer or director of a corporation, a member or manager of a limited…
Wis. Stat. § 109.015 Franchisors excluded
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109.015 Franchisors excluded. For purposes of this chapter, a franchisor, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (k), is not considered to be an employer of a franchisee, as defined in 16 CFR 436.1 (i), or of an employee of a franchisee, unless any of the following applies: (1) The franchiso…
Wis. Stat. § 109.03 When wages payable; pay orders
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109.03 When wages payable; pay orders. (1) REQUIRED FREQUENCY OF PAYMENTS. Every employer shall as often as monthly pay to every employee engaged in the employer’s business, except those employees engaged in logging operations and farm labor, all wages earned by the employee to a…
Wis. Stat. § 109.07 Mergers, liquidations, dispositions, relocations or cessation of operations affecting employees; advance notice required
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109.07 Mergers, liquidations, dispositions, relocations or cessation of operations affecting employees; advance notice required. (1) In this section: (a) “Affected employee” means an employee who loses, or who may reasonably be expected to lose, his or her employment with an empl…
Wis. Stat. § 109.075 Cessation of health care benefits affecting employees, retirees and dependents; advance notice required
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109.075 Cessation of health care benefits affecting employees, retirees and dependents; advance notice required. (1) In this section: (a) “Affected employee, retiree or dependent” means an employee, retired employee or a surviving covered dependent of an employee or retired emplo…
Wis. Stat. § 109.09 Wage claims, collection
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109.09 Wage claims, collection. (1) The department shall investigate and attempt equitably to adjust controversies between employers and employees as to alleged wage claims. The department may receive and investigate any wage claim that is filed with the department, or received b…
Wis. Stat. § 109.10 Reciprocal agreements
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109.10 Reciprocal agreements. (1) In this section, “responsible agency” means a state officer, agency or other body that is responsible for the collection of wage claims or wage deficiencies. (2) The secretary and the responsible agency of another state may enter into a reciproca…
Wis. Stat. § 109.11 Penalties
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109.11 Penalties. (1) ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. (a) In adjusting a controversy between an employer and an employee as to an alleged wage claim filed with the department under s. 109.09 (1), the department may compromise and settle that wage claim for such sum as may be agreed upo…
Wis. Stat. § 109.12 Rules and report
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109.12 Rules and report. The department shall do all of the following: (1) Promulgate rules to do all of the following: (a) Aid the administration of this chapter, including the enforcement of ss. 109.07 and 109.075 and criteria for exceptions under ss. 109.07 (5) and (6) and 109…