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which is not more than 120 percent of the Federal or State minimum wage, whichever is
applicable, to operators of games or raffles who are either (1) active members of the
licensee’s company who have been active members in good standing for at least two years
prior to the date of the filing of the application for the license or for renewal of the same or
(2) employees of the licensee’s company or its authorized auxiliary company who are resi-
dents of the State, who are residents of a bordering State if the county of residence is con-
tiguous to the county where the bingo or charitable operation is conducted, or who reside
within 35 miles of the county where the bingo operation is conducted. Wages paid to con-
cession-stand workers at these functions may not exceed more than 120 percent of the
Federal minimum wage or the State minimum wage, whichever is applicable. Because of
requirements included in legislation previously enacted, the State minimum wage was
increased to $7.25 per hour on July 1, 2008.
Wages paid. Employers are now permitted to pay the wages that are due employees via
the utilization of a payroll card and a payroll card account. Such payment is to be done by
deposit or electronic transfer of immediately available funds in a federally insured deposi-
tory institution that is directly or indirectly established through an employer and to which
electronic fund transfers of the employee’s wages, salary, commissions, or other compensa-
tion are made on a recurring basis. Such payment of employee compensation must be
agreed upon in writing by the person, firm, or company that is compensating the employee
and the person who is being compensated.

WISCONSIN

Prevailing wage. On January 1, 2008, the prevailing-wage thresholds for coverage under the
State prevailing-wage laws for State and municipal contracts were administratively changed
from $216,000 to $221,000 for contracts in which more than one trade is involved and from
$43,000 to $45,000 for contracts in which a single trade is involved. On January 1, 2009,
these amounts were administratively changed to $234,000 for contracts in which more than
one trade is involved and to $48,000 for contracts in which a single trade is involved.

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