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Examples from State v. T.J. Int'l, Inc., 2001 WI 76, 244 Wis. 2d 481, 628 N.W.2d
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4 We conclude that the definition of "business closing" in Wis. Stat. § 109.07(1)(b) does not
include the sale of business assets where there is no actual operational shutdown--permanent
or temporary--of the employment site. Where, as here, the transfer of ownership continues
rather than interrupts or ceases the operation of the employment site, there is no "business
closing" under the statute, and no 60-day notice of the sale is required. Accordingly, we
affirm the court of appeals' reversal of the judgment of the circuit court.
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18 The court of appeals reversed, concluding that the plain language of the statute's
definition of "business closing" required a "permanent or temporary shutdown of an
employment site," and because the Hawkins plant never shut down, there was no "business
closing" within the meaning of the statute. State v. T.J. Int'l, Inc., 2000 WI App 181, 10, 238
Wis. 2d 173, 617 N.W.2d 256. We accepted the State's petition for review.
19 We review a circuit court order granting or denying a motion for summary judgment
independently, using the same methodology as the circuit court. Jankee v. Clark County, 2000
WI 64, 48, 235 Wis. 2d 700, 612 N.W.2d 297. Summary judgment is appropriate when there
are no genuine issues of material fact in dispute and the moving party is entitled to judgment
as a matter of law. Wis. Stat. § 802.08(2).
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32 We note that Wis. Admin. Code § DWD 279.002 (Apr., 2001), entitled "Interpretation"
specifies that "whenever possible, this chapter will be interpreted in a manner consistent with
the Federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 USC 2101 et seq., the
federal regulations and court decisions interpreting that Act to the extent that the provisions of
federal and state law are the same." Both defendants cite federal cases interpreting the WARN
Act in support of their positions. We agree with the State that none of these cases is
particularly helpful to our analysis of the Wisconsin law.
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Wis. Sup. Ct. R. chapt. 80, http://www.wicourts.gov/supreme/sc_rules.jsp.
SCR 80.001 Definition.
In this chapter, "public domain citation" means the calendar year in which an opinion, rule,
order, or other item that is to be published is issued or ordered to be published, whichever is