Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Roma II - Waterford LLC
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided February 7, 2013No. 2012AP1028PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBlanchard, J.
¶ 1. This case involves claims for unpaid wages under both the Federal Labor Standards Act (the "Act") and Wisconsin wage law. A jury awarded Shawn Johnson $3,648 in compensation for unpaid wages from her employer for the employer's failure to pay her at the minimum wage rate for a period of time.1 The circuit court denied Johnson's postverdict requests for "liquidated damages" under the Act and for a penalty under a provision in the state wage law. In addition, the court awarded Johnson only $10,000 of her requested $112,000 in attorney's fees under fee-shifting provisions in the Act and the…
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