Legal Opinion
(1973)
Wisconsin Attorney General Reports
Decided February 27, 1973PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILIP E. LERMAN, Chairman, Department of Industry Labor andHuman Relations
You have asked whether I share the opinion of my predecessor, reported at 8 OAG 747 (1919), that the state minimum wage law does not apply to the state or its political subdivisions. This is to advise you that I agree with that opinion.
The minimum wage statutes at the time of that opinion did not specifically include units of government within the definition of an "employer" subject to the law. The same is true under the present definition. Section 104.01 (1), Wis. Stats., provides:
"The term `employer' shall mean and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- United Federation of Postal Clerks v. BlountDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1971
- Plumbers, Steamfitters, Refrigeration, Petroleum Fitters, & Apprentices of Local 298 v. County of DoorSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- City of Kenosha v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1967
- City of Milwaukee v. McGregorWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
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