EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1901 v. BROWN COUNTY

No. 86-1940.

146 Wis.2d 728 (1988)

432 N.W.2d 571

AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY, & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES LOCAL 1901, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Petitioners, v. BROWN COUNTY, Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Wisconsin.

Decided December 14, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For the plaintiffs-appellants-petitioners there was a brief by Bruce F. Ehlke and Lawton & Cates, S.C., Madison, and oral argument by Mr. Ehlke.

For the defendant-respondent there was a brief (in court of appeals) and oral argument by Kenneth J. Bukowski, corporation counsel, Green Bay.


STEINMETZ, J.

The issue in this case is whether an employer who demonstrates "good cause" under sec. 111.70(7m)(e), Stats., is liable for the penalties prescribed by sec. 109.11(2), when the retroactive wages due pursuant to an arbitration award were not paid within 31 days of the issuance of the award. The issue centers on whether ch. 109 governs exclusively or is considered in conjunction with sec. 111.70(7m)(e).

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