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Labor — grievances

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 5, 2013//

Labor — grievances

By: WISCONSIN LAW JOURNAL STAFF//December 5, 2013//

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Wisconsin Court of Appeals

Civil

Labor — grievances

A county grievance procedure that exempts some terminations from the procedure is invalid.

“At least as applied to the facts in this case, the legislature’s language is clear.  The parties agree that WIS. STAT. § 66.0509(1m) requires local governments to provide a grievance procedure for ‘employee terminations.’  The statute does not define ‘terminations,’ and the County presents no reason to suppose that the term has a technical meaning.  When a statutory term is not defined, we may consult a dictionary to ascertain the term’s common meaning.  Harmon, 296 Wis. 2d 861, ¶11.  The word ‘termination’ is a form of the verb ‘to terminate.’  The AMERICAN HERITAGE COLLEGE DICTIONARY 1399 (3rd ed. 1993) provides definitions of ‘terminate’ as ‘[t]o discontinue the employment of; dismiss.’”

Reversed and Remanded.

Recommended for publication in the official reports.

2013AP535 Dodge County Professional Employees Local 1323-A v. Dodge County

Dist. IV, Dodge County, Voigt, J., Kloppenburg, J.

Attorneys: For Appellant: Halstead, Aaron N., Madison; Good, Colin B., Madison;

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