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Exceptional Performance May Mean Higher Attorneys’ Fees Award
An April 21, 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision can increase employer exposure to enhanced attorneys’ fees in contingency cases filed in Federal Court. The decision, Perdue v. Kenny A., 08-C.D.O.S. 4896,...
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Can I Get My Fees, Please?
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals says the answer may be up to the trial judge. In a Fair Housing Act suit, the Ninth Circuit held that the district court properly relied on its own knowledge of...
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Court Clarifies Commission Case
By the end of this year all commission agreements in California must be in writing. When drafting or reviewing your commission agreement it is a good idea to keep in mind several issues; one of which...
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Recent Article Reveals Long Delays at State Labor Commissioner’s Office
A recent article from the Los Angeles Daily Journal (Vol. 125 No. 057, March 23, 2012) reports “Wage claims get uneven treatment, records show.” According to the article, data obtained through a...
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New Law Limits Attorneys’ Fees in Wage and Hour Cases
In many, if not most, wage and hour cases (e.g., unpaid overtime, minimum wage, commissions, bonuses, etc.), the employer can pay more in attorneys’ fees than what is allegedly owed in unpaid wages....
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