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Wis. Stat. § 45.08 (2026)

Memorial Day

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45.0845.08 Memorial Day.
45.08(1)(1) Every department and agency of the state government, every court of the state, and every political subdivision of the state, shall give a leave of absence with pay for the last Monday in May of each year, the day of celebration for May 30, Memorial Day, to every person in the employ of the state or political subdivision who has at any time served in and been honorably discharged from the U.S. armed forces or from forces incorporated as part of the U.S. armed forces. A refusal to give the leave of absence to a person entitled to the leave constitutes neglect of duty.
45.08(2)(2) If the nature of the duties of the department, agency, court, or political subdivision necessitates the employment of persons eligible for a leave of absence under sub. (1), the department, agency, court, or political subdivision shall arrange and assign the necessary work so as to permit the largest possible numbers of eligible persons to have a leave of absence either all or part of Memorial Day.
45.08 HistoryHistory: 2005 a. 22.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2018 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane Cnty., 2004 WI 58 (Wis. 2004).
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State Ex Rel. Kalal v. Circuit Court for Dane Cnty., 2004 WI 58 (Wis. 2004). · cites it 4× “Singer, Sutherland Statutory Construction § 45.08 at 40. ¶ 41. Sutherland suggests that an "[i]mplied endorsement of Justice Holmes' point of view is .”
Winebow, Inc. v. Capitol-Husting Co., Inc., 914 N.W.2d 631 (Wis. 2018). · cites it 2× “Singer, Sutherland Statutory Construction § 45.08, at 40 (6th ed. 2000))); Scalia & Garner, supra ¶9, at 56 ("The words of a governing text are of paramount concern, and what they convey, in their context, is what the text means.”
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