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Statutory Interpretation

By: Derek Hawkins//October 16, 2018//

Statutory Interpretation

By: Derek Hawkins//October 16, 2018//

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WI Court of Appeals – District II

Case Name: Green Bay Sportservice, Inc., v. State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development

Case No.: 2017AP608

Officials: Neubauer, C.J., Reilly, P.J., and Gundrum, J.

Focus: Statutory Interpretation

Green Bay Sportservice, Inc. (GBS) seeks a statutory exemption from paying its hourly employees overtime on the ground that it qualifies as a recreational or amusement establishment. As GBS failed to prove that it satisfies the definition of a “recreational or amusement establishment” under WIS. ADMIN. CODE § DWD 274.04(8) (Apr. 2018), we affirm the denial of the exemption.

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Attorney Derek A. Hawkins is the managing partner at Hawkins Law Offices LLC, where he heads up the firm’s startup law practice. He specializes in business formation, corporate governance, intellectual property protection, private equity and venture capital funding and mergers & acquisitions. Check out the website at www.hawkins-lawoffices.com or contact them at 262-737-8825.

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