Hobart v. Duvall

The sole issue to be decided is whether the labor commissioner has jurisdiction under RSA 275:42-54 over the payment of wages to municipal employees. The plaintiff brought a petition seeking a writ of mandamus and a temporary restraining order to prevent the commissioner, the chief inspector, and the wage and hour administrator of the department of labor from conducting a hearing on wage claims filed by three former police officers of the city of Keene.

These claims were filed with the department of labor on August 20, 1971. Their basis was described as follows: “Recovery of back wages due by…