State v. Koch

Hilary H. Koch, Jr., Barbara Miller-Koch and North American Van Lines, Inc. (NAVL) appeal from a summary judgment in favor of the State, ruling that the Kochs, doing business as Reedway Express, failed to provide worker's compensation insurance in violation of § 102.28(2)(a), STATS. The judgment also required Reedway to pay twice what it would have paid for worker's compensation insurance during periods of nonpayment pursuant to § 102.82, STATS., which the State calculated was in excess of $24,000, including interest.

Reedway argues that it provided adequate worker's compensation insurance by…