State Ex Rel. Roberts v. Bomareto Ent., Inc.

Plaintiff, Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), brought this action against defendants, Bomareto Enterprises, Inc. and Hofbrau Enterprises, Inc., seeking unpaid minimum wages, penalty wages, declaratory relief and injunctive relief on behalf of dancers who performed at defendants’ places of business. At the completion of plaintiffs case, the trial court denied defendants’ motion for a directed verdict, which asserted that the evidence did not show that the dancers were “employees” subject to minimum wage protection. See ORS 653.010 to 653.070. Plaintiff prevailed at trial and, after…