WISCONSIN
8)
Can contractors be debarred?
A.) The department can debar an employer from
working on a public works project if it is determined that the
employer:
1.) failed to pay a worker the proper prevailing wage rate
2.) failed to pay a worker at least one and one-half times the
proper hourly basic rate of pay for all hours worked in excess
of 10 hours per day or 40 hours per week
3.) induced a worker to give up, waive or return any part of
the wages earned on a public works project
4.) falsified, deliberately destroyed or failed to keep the
required payroll records on a public works project. (Wisconsin
Department of Workforce Development)
B.) Debarment can be imposed against an employer,
including its responsible officers, directors, members, shareholders
or partners provided such individual is vested with the management
of the affairs of the individual or legal entity. An employer
cannot be debarred for any violation that occurred before July
1, 1987. (Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development)
C.) The employer can be debarred for a period
of up to three years. The length of the debarment period is
determined by the department. (Wisconsin Department of Workforce
Development)
