Bakkestuen v. Lepke Holdings LLC

¶1 Lepke Holdings and Bill Lepke Trucking LLC (collectively, Lepke) appeal an order of the circuit court granting summary judgment in favor of Greg Bakkestuen, David Winchell, and Brian Jensen (collectively, the drivers). The drivers, who were all employed by Lepke as dump truck drivers, sued Lepke seeking compensation for time that the drivers devoted to particular tasks, for which the drivers argue Lepke should have, but did not, pay them ("the unpaid time"). The circuit court determined that the unpaid time was compensable work time for which the drivers are owed additional wages. This…