Employee welfare funds: default in payments

Wis. Stat. § 103.86
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(1) Any employer who promises in writing to make payments to an employee welfare fund, either by contract with an individual employee, by a collective bargaining agreement or by agreement with such employee welfare fund, and who fails to make such payments within 6 weeks after they become due and payable, and after having been notified in writing of the failure to make the required payments, shall be fined not more than $200. (2) This section shall not apply where the failure to make payments is prevented by act of God, proceedings in bankruptcy, orders or process of any court of competent jurisdiction, or circumstances over which the employer has no control.
Source: WI Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/103.86Fetched: 10/7/2026