# Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.04: Straight time wages

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_04

## Section

- **Citation:** Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.04
- **Heading:** Straight time wages
- **Jurisdiction:** Wisconsin
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Wisconsin Administrative Code / DWD / Chapter DWD 290 / § DWD 290.04

## Text

Straight time wages.
(1) An employer may discharge its obligation for payment for work done less than or equal to the prevailing hours of labor as defined in s. 103.49 (1) (c) , 2009 Stats., by paying the total prevailing wage rate in cash or by paying in cash and incurring costs for bona fide economic benefits if the total of the cash payment and the total hourly contribution for the bona fide economic benefits equal or exceed the total prevailing wage rate.
(2) Before an employer can be given credit for any unfunded economic benefit plan or program, the employer shall supply a copy of the plan or program to the department and comply with all other provisions of s. DWD 290.01 (10) (c) .
(3) Unconventional plans shall be approved by the department before any credit will be given to an employer.

## Nearby sections

- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.01 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_01.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.001 Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_001.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.02 Apprentices](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_02.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.03 Classification of laborers, workers, mechanics and truck drivers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_03.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.04 Straight time wages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_04.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.05 Overtime wages](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_05.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.08 Prevailing wage rate determinations for individual projects](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_08.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.09 Procedure for requesting exemption from applying for individual project prevailing wage rate determinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_09.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.10 Procedure for an administrative review](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_10.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.11 Procedure when a covered entity fails to request a required prevailing wage rate determination or incorporate a required prevailing wage rate determination into a contract](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_11.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.12 Posting of prevailing wage rates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_12.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.13 Evidence of compliance by agent and subcontractor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_13.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.14 Evidence of compliance by prime contractor](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_14.md)
- [Wis. Admin. Code DWD § 290.015 Collecting and compiling wage rate information](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WI_ADC_DWD_290_015.md)

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