§ 103.001 Definitions
§ 103.005 Powers, duties and jurisdiction of department
§ 103.007 Local regulation of hours of labor and overtime; statewide concern; uniformity
§ 103.01 Hours of labor; definitions
§ 103.02 Hours of labor
§ 103.025 Hours of labor; compensatory time
§ 103.03 Violations; penalty
§ 103.04 Labor and industry review commission
§ 103.05 Hiring reporting system; state directory of new hires
§ 103.06 Worker classification compliance
§ 103.10 Family or medical leave
§ 103.11 Bone marrow and organ donation leave
§ 103.12 Local regulation of employment benefits; statewide concern; uniformity
§ 103.13 Records open to employee
§ 103.14 Grooming requirement; notification
§ 103.15 Restrictions on use of an HIV test
§ 103.16 Seats for employees; penalty
§ 103.165 Employee’s cash bonds to be held in trust; duty of employer; penalty
§ 103.17 Mutual forfeit
§ 103.18 Threat or promise to influence vote
§ 103.20 Penalty
§ 103.21 Street trades; definitions
§ 103.22 General standards and powers of the department
§ 103.23 Age minimum
§ 103.24 Hours of work
§ 103.245 Designation of a permit officer
§ 103.25 Permits and identification cards
§ 103.26 Refusal or revocation of permits and identification cards
§ 103.27 Duties of employers of minors in street trades
§ 103.275 Duties of employers in house-to-house street trades
§ 103.28 Enforcement
§ 103.29 Penalties
§ 103.30 Penalty on newspapers for allowing minors to loiter around premises
§ 103.31 Penalty on parent or guardian
§ 103.32 Recovery of arrears of wages
§ 103.33 Discriminatory acts; street trades
§ 103.34 Regulation of traveling sales crews
§ 103.35 Information required for licensure
§ 103.36 Employer right to solicit salary information of prospective employees; statewide concern; uniformity
§ 103.37 Certain requirements to obtaining employment prohibited
§ 103.38 Eight-hour work day; applicability
§ 103.43 Fraudulent advertising for labor
§ 103.45 Time checks; penalty
§ 103.455 Deductions for faulty workmanship, loss, theft or damage
§ 103.457 Listing deductions from wages
§ 103.46 Contracts; promises to withdraw from or not to join labor, employers’ or cooperative organizations are void
§ 103.465 Restrictive covenants in employment contracts
§ 103.503 Substance abuse prevention on public works and public utility projects
§ 103.505 Collective bargaining; definitions
§ 103.51 Public policy as to collective bargaining
§ 103.52 “Yellow-dog” contracts
§ 103.53 Lawful conduct in labor disputes
§ 103.535 Unlawful conduct in labor controversies
§ 103.54 Responsibility for unlawful acts
§ 103.545 Recruitment of strikebreakers
§ 103.55 Public policy as to labor litigation
§ 103.56 Injunctions: conditions of issuance; restraining orders
§ 103.57 Clean hands doctrine
§ 103.58 Injunctions: contents
§ 103.59 Injunctions: appeals
§ 103.60 Contempt cases
§ 103.61 Punishment for contempt
§ 103.64 Employment of minors; definitions
§ 103.65 General standards for employment of minors
§ 103.66 Powers and duties of the department relating to employment of minors
§ 103.67 Minimum ages in various employments
§ 103.68 Hours of labor
§ 103.695 Designation of a permit officer
§ 103.70 Permits necessary for minors; exceptions
§ 103.71 Conditions for issuance of permits
§ 103.72 Refusal and revocation of permits
§ 103.73 Form and requisites of permit; as evidence
§ 103.74 Duties of employers of minors
§ 103.75 Certificates of age
§ 103.76 Proof of age in court
§ 103.78 Minors in public exhibitions, radio and television broadcasts, modeling
§ 103.79 Minor golf caddies
§ 103.80 Inspection
§ 103.805 Fees; permits and certificates of age
§ 103.81 Advertising; penalty
§ 103.82 Penalties
§ 103.83 Discriminatory acts; employment of minors
§ 103.85 One day of rest in seven
§ 103.86 Employee welfare funds: default in payments
§ 103.87 Employee not to be disciplined for testifying
§ 103.88 Absence from work of volunteer fire fighter, emergency medical services practitioner, emergency medical responder, or ambulance driver
§ 103.90 Definitions
§ 103.905 Department’s duties
§ 103.91 Migrant labor contractors
§ 103.915 Migrant work agreements
§ 103.917 Safe transportation
§ 103.92 Certification of migrant labor camps
§ 103.925 Access and entry
§ 103.926 Vacating residence
§ 103.93 Wages
§ 103.935 Hours of labor
§ 103.94 Civil action by migrant workers
§ 103.945 Nonwaiver of rights
§ 103.96 Retaliation prohibited
§ 103.965 Correction period
§ 103.967 Duties of council on migrant labor
§ 103.968 Council review of rules
§ 103.969 New contract compliance
§ 103.97 Penalties
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Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 103 - Employment regulations

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated any state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "adult" means a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Caucus: From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of members of the legislature that exists to discuss issues of mutual concern and possibly to perform legislative research and policy planning for its members. There are regional, political or ideological, ethnic, and economic-based caucuses.
  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Communicable disease: means any disease that the department of health services determines, by rule, to be communicable in fact. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donee: The recipient of a gift.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Electronic funds transfer: The transfer of money between accounts by consumer electronic systems-such as automated teller machines (ATMs) and electronic payment of bills-rather than by check or cash. (Wire transfers, checks, drafts, and paper instruments do not fall into this category.) Source: OCC
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Fire department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Fire fighter: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Folio: means 100 words or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Foreclosure: A legal process in which property that is collateral or security for a loan may be sold to help repay the loan when the loan is in default. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Grantor: includes every person from or by whom any freehold estate or interest passes in or by any deed; and "grantee" includes every person to whom any such estate or interest passes in like manner. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Naturopathic doctor: means a naturopathic doctor licensed under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Oath: includes affirmation in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Open-end credit: A credit agreement (typically a credit card) that allows a customer to borrow against a preapproved credit line when purchasing goods and services. The borrower is only billed for the amount that is actually borrowed plus any interest due. (Also called a charge account or revolving credit.) Source: OCC
  • Optical imaging: means transferring to a format employing an optical disc. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Outlays: Outlays are payments made (generally through the issuance of checks or disbursement of cash) to liquidate obligations. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and energy. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Physician assistant: means a person licensed as a physician assistant under subch. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Police department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Police officer: includes a person serving under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Promulgate: when used in connection with a rule, as defined under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Qualified: when applied to any person elected or appointed to office, means that such person has done those things which the person was by law required to do before entering upon the duties of the person's office. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • real property: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • seal: includes the word "seal" the letters "L S" and a scroll or other device intended to represent a seal, if any is affixed in the proper place for a seal, as well as an impression of a seal on the instrument. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Town board: means the town board of supervisors. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Week: means 7 consecutive days. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.