Wisconsin § 102.01 - Definitions.

§ 102.01. Definitions.

102.01(1) (1) This chapter may be referred to as the “Worker’s Compensation Act” and allowances, recoveries and liabilities under this chapter constitute “Worker’s Compensation”. 102.01(2) (2) In this chapter: 102.01(2)(af) (af) “Commission” means the labor and industry review commission. 102.01(2)(ag) (ag) “Commissioner” means a member of the commission. 102.01(2)(am) (am) “Compensation” means worker’s compensation. 102.01(2)(ap) (ap) “Department” means the department of workforce development. 102.01(2)(bm) (bm) “General order” means such order as applies generally throughout the state to all persons, employments, places of employment or public buildings, or all persons, employments or places of employment or public buildings of a class under the jurisdiction of the department. All other orders of the department shall be considered special orders. 102.01(2)(c) (c) “Injury” means mental or physical harm to an employee caused by accident or disease, and also means damage to or destruction of artificial members, dental appliances, teeth, hearing aids and eyeglasses, but, in the case of hearing aids or eyeglasses, only if such damage or destruction resulted from accident which also caused personal injury entitling the employee to compensation therefor either for disability or treatment. 102.01(2)(d) (d) “Local governmental unit” means a political subdivision of this state; a special purpose district or taxing jurisdiction, as defined in s. 70.114 (1) (f) , in this state; an instrumentality, corporation, combination, or subunit of any of the foregoing; or any other public or quasi-public corporation. 102.01(2)(dm) (dm) “Order” means any decision, rule, regulation, direction, requirement, or standard of the department, or any other determination arrived at or decision made by the department. 102.01(2)(e) (e) “Primary compensation and death benefit” means compensation or indemnity for disability or death benefit, other than increased, double or treble compensation or death benefit. 102.01(2)(eg) (eg) “Religious sect” means a religious body of persons, or a division of a religious body of persons, who unite in holding certain special doctrines or opinions concerning religion that distinguish those persons from others holding the same general religious beliefs. 102.01(2)(em) (em) “Secretary” means the secretary of workforce development. 102.01(2)(f) (f) “Temporary help agency” means an employer who places its employee with or leases its employees to another employer who controls the employee’s work activities and compensates the first employer for the employee’s services, regardless of the duration of the services. 102.01(2)(g) (g) Except as provided in s.