Green v. Jones

There are three issues raised on this appeal.

1. Does sec. 103.50, Stats., create a civil remedy for recovery of wages prescribed by industrial commission regulations promulgated pursuant to the statute, which may be pursued in a judicial forum in the first instance?

Sec. 103.50 (1), Stats., 1 provides, in effect, that laborers whose work is in execution of a state highway improvement must be paid a minimum wage which is determined by the industrial commission after public hearings upon data relating to highway construction jobs provided by the state highway commission.

The statute also…