JOHNSON v. ROMA II-WATERFORD LLC

No. 2012AP1028.

829 N.W.2d 538 (2013)

346 Wis.2d 612

2013 WI App 38

Shawn JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROMA II-WATERFORD LLC and Roma's E.T., Inc., Defendants-Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Wisconsin.

Opinion Filed February 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

On behalf of the plaintiff-appellant, the cause was submitted on the briefs of Sally A. Piefer of The Schroeder Group, S.C., Waukesha.

On behalf of the defendants-respondents, the cause was submitted on the brief of Kathryn A. Keppel and Erin M. Strohbehn of Gimbel, Reilly, Guerin & Brown LLP, Milwaukee.

Before HIGGINBOTHAM, BLANCHARD and KLOPPENBURG, JJ.


BLANCHARD, J.

¶ 1 This case involves claims for unpaid wages under both the Federal Labor Standards Act (the "Act") and Wisconsin wage law. A jury awarded Shawn Johnson $3,648 in compensation for unpaid wages from her employer for the employer's failure to pay her at the minimum wage rate for a period of time.1 The circuit court denied Johnson's postverdict requests for "liquidated damages" under the Act and for a penalty under a...

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