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 Wisconsin Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017)
 Agency DWD. Department of Workforce Development
 Chapters 270-279. Labor Standards
 Chapter 270. Child Labor

  Section 270.19. Student worklike activities.

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    (1)   Specific allowable activities. A student may perform worklike activities in his or her own elementary or secondary school, with or without compensation, which shall not constitute employment if all of the following conditions are met:
    (a) The student helps in the school lunchroom or cafeteria, cleans a classroom, acts as a hall monitor, or performs minor clerical work in the school office or library.
    (b) The student may perform the activities listed in par. (a) for periods of one hour or less on days that school is in session. The student may perform the activities listed in par. (a) for longer periods on days that school is not in session but may not perform the activities for longer hours on more than a four consecutive days. The annual total time that the student performs the activities listed in par. (a) shall not exceed the equivalent of one hour per school day in any school year as defined in s. 115.001 (13) , Stats.
    (c) The student is supervised by an adult.
    (d) The student does not displace a regular employee or reduce previously existing employment opportunities by performing work that would otherwise be performed by regular employees.
    (2)   Conditions for other student worklike activities. A student may perform worklike activities, other than those listed in sub. (1) (a) , in his or her own elementary or secondary school, with or without compensation, which shall not constitute employment if all of the following conditions are met:
    (a) The primary purpose is educational and the activity is conducted primarily for the benefit of the student.
    (b) The time in attendance at school plus the time spent at the activity does not exceed the time that the student would be required to attend school under a normal academic schedule by more than one hour per day.
    (c) The student is supervised by an adult.
    (d) The student does not displace a regular employee or reduce previously existing employment opportunities by performing work that would otherwise be performed by regular employees.