Legal Opinion
Schlear v. James Newspapers, Inc.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided September 16, 1998PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALEXANDER, Justice.
[¶ 1] This matter is before the court on appeal by Mary Ann Schlear and Ruth Small from a judgment entered in the Superior Court (Oxford County, Brodrick, J.) denying their claim for unpaid wages, penalties and attorney fees. We affirm.
[¶2] On appeal, plaintiffs contend that the Superior Court should have determined that Small was an employee of the defendant, as defined by 26 M.R.S.A. § 668(3) (1988) and that Small and Schlear are owed unpaid minimum wages required to be paid by 26 M.R.S.A. § 664 (1988).
[¶ 3] Plaintiffs had the burden of proof on these issues. This Court…
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