Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 313 - Prison Industries
Section DOC 313.12 - Compensation
Current through November 25, 2024
(1) Except as provided in subs. (4) to (7), inmate employees shall be paid for actual hours worked.
(2) Each inmate employee shall be paid a base wage established by the industries director. Pay adjustments based on prison industries written policy may be added to the original base wage.
(3) Overtime pay at the rate of one and one-half times the base wage shall be given to inmate employees for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week.
(4) Inmate employees shall be paid at the institution rate for involuntary unassigned for the regular scheduled hours if there is a temporary layoff under s. DOC 313.16.
(5) When an inmate employee is injured in the performance of job duties and is unable to work, the inmate shall continue to receive the same base wage until the inmate employee returns to work or is terminated or removed under s. DOC 313.11.
(6) An inmate employee shall be paid at the inmate employee's current base wage for all hours absent from work when removed pending investigation or placement into TLU status unless terminated or removed under s. DOC 313.11.
(7) Inmate employees may be paid piece-rate wages.
