McAninch v. State Dep't of Labor and Training
Annotate this CasePlaintiff was a business agent for a labor organization that represented former employees of the public library. On June 30, the library terminated the employment of thirty-eight union employees. Plaintiff filed a complaint with the Department of Labor and Training (DLT)'s Division of Labor Standards, alleging that the library had failed to pay the employees vacation pay that the employees had accrued at the time of their termination. A hearing officer concluded that the employee's vacation time accrued on July 1 of each fiscal year, and because the employees were not employed on that date, they were not entitled to vacation pay. Plaintiff appealed, The superior court dismissed the complaint for lacking of jurisdiction, ruling that Plaintiff's complaint was untimely filed. The Supreme Court quashed the decision of the superior court and remanded, holding (1) Rule 6 of the Superior Court Rules of Civil Procedure applies to the superior court's review of administrative decisions; and (2) under Rule 6, Plaintiff's complaint would have been timely filed. Remanded.
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