City of Milwaukee v. Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations

This is a review of a decision of the court of appeals reversing a judgment by the Circuit Court for Milwaukee County, Circuit Judge HUGH R. O’CONNELL. The circuit court affirmed a decision by the Department of Industry, Labor & Human Relations (DILHR) that school crossing guards employed by the City of Milwaukee were eligible to collect unemployment compensation benefits between school terms when they were not working and not paid.

The facts in this case are undisputed. The individual petitioners were employed by the City to serve as school crossing guards at various schools in Milwaukee.…