Section 272.01. Definitions.

  As used in this chapter:

(1)  "Agriculture" will mean the same as "farm premises" as defined in s. 102.04 (3) , Stats., of the worker's compensation act.

(2)  "Bona fide school training program" means a program sponsored by an accredited school and authorized and approved by the state department of public instruction or the board of vocational, technical and adult education or other recognized educational body and provides for part-time employment training which may be scheduled for a part of the workday or workweek, supplemented by and integrated with a definitely organized plan of instruction and where proper scholastic credit is given by the school.

(3)  A "bona fide vocational training program" is one authorized and approved by the state board of vocational, technical and adult education or other recognized educational body and provides for part-time employment training which may be scheduled for a part of the workday or workweek, for alternating weeks or for other limited periods during the year, supplemented by and integrated with a definitely organized plan of instruction designed to teach technical knowledge and related to industrial information given as a regular part of a student learner's course by an accredited school, college or university.

(4)  "Department" means the department of workforce development.

(5)  

(a) The term "employer" shall mean and include every person, firm or corporation, agent, manager, representative, contractor, subcontractor or principal, or other person having control or direction of any person employed at any labor or responsible directly or indirectly for the wages of another.

(b) The term "employer" shall also include any person, partnership, or corporation engaged in the processing of cucumbers into pickles, who is responsible directly or indirectly for the wages paid for the services of "workers" engaged in the harvesting of cucumbers providing:

1. That the processor or the processor's agent directly or indirectly pays each "worker" performing services in the harvesting of cucumbers or,

2. That the processor or the processor's agent has the right (whether exercised or not) to terminate the services of the "worker" or to transfer a worker's services from one grower to another.

(8)  "Industry" means a trade, business, industry, or branch thereof, or group of industries in which individuals are gainfully employed.

(9)  A "minor" shall mean any person under 18 years of age.

(9m)  "Minor employee" means a minor who is paid at the applicable minor minimum wage rate.

(10)  "Month" means 30 days.

(11)  "Opportunity employee" means an employee who is not yet 20 years old, during the first 90 consecutive days after the employee is initially employed by the employer.

(12)  "Tipped employee" means any employee engaged in an occupation in which they customarily and regularly receive tips or gratuities from patrons or others.

History: Cr. Register, July, 1978, No. 271 , eff. 8-1-78; cr. (15), Register, August, 1987, No. 380 , eff. 9-1-87; cr. (16), Register, June, 1989, No. 402 , eff. 7-1-89; renum. (3) to (16) to be (4) to (9), (12), (15), (13), (17), (3), (16), (14) and (11) and am. (11), cr. (10), Register March, 1990, No. 411 , eff. 4-1-90; r. (6) and (7), Register, February, 1992, No. 434 , eff. 3-1-92; renum. (12) to (17) to be ILHR 272.09 (1) (g), (h), (j), (k), ILHR 272.01 (12) and ILHR 272.09 (1) (m), Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96; am. (4) and r. (11), Register, May, 1997, No. 497 , eff. 6-1-97; emerg. cr. (11), eff. 5-31-97 ; cr. (11), Register, September, 1997, No. 501 , eff. 10-1-97; emerg. cr. (9m) eff. 6-1-05; CR 05-056 : cr. (9m) Register August 2005 No. 596 , eff. 11-1-05.