Section 313.18. Private sector/prison industry enhancement certification programs.

  Prison industries programs certified by the federal PS/PIEC Program under 18 USC 17.61 (c) and operating under the authority of s. 303.06 (2) , Stats., are not subject to ss. DOC 313.06 (2) , 313.07 (7) , 313.11 (3) , (5) , (6) , and (7) , 313.12 (1) and 313.17 (2) to (6) , but are subject to the following:

(1)  Each employee working in a PS/PIEC program shall be paid a wage comparable to that paid in the private sector for work of a similar nature in the locality in which the prison industry is located or, as a minimum, the federal minimum wage.

(2)  Overtime hours shall be compensated for in accordance with the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 USC 201 .

(3)  An employee injured in the performance of job duties shall receive injury compensation pay in an amount equal to the amount the employee would have received had the employee worked during their recuperation.

(4)  The regular work schedule for PS/PIEC programs shall be as close to 40 hours per week as possible based on the prison schedules and the workload available.

(5)  An employee who has been laid off and is called back to the same position within 60 calendar days shall return at their former wage rate. If the employee is called back to a different position, the employee shall receive an appropriate wage for the duties being performed.

History: Cr. Register, March, 1994, No. 459 , eff. 4-1-94; correction in (intro.) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, May, 1995, No. 473 .