Boegli v. Glacier Mountain Cheese Co.

Plaintiffs appeal from the dismissal of their action against the defendant in the District Court for the Eighteenth Judicial District, Gallatin County. The District Court based its dismissal on plaintiffs’ failure to exhaust their administrative remedies. We reverse the order of the District Court.

The issue is whether plaintiffs denied overtime compensation under § 39-3-405, MCA, must seek relief exclusively from the Commissioner of Labor under the provisions of Title 39, Chapter 3, MCA, entitled, “Wages and Wage Compensation.”

At the filing of the complaint, plaintiffs were employees of the…