The firm victoriously defended this client in an administrative wage and hour proceeding before the California Labor Commissioner. A former employee filed a complaint alleging that she was not timely paid her final wages at termination. She sought substantial “waiting time penalties” under California Labor Code section 203. The firm represented the client in a hearing before a Labor Commissioner hearing officer, successfully arguing that waiting time penalties were not available because there was a good faith dispute as to whether the employee was owed any wages at the time of her termination. The Labor Commissioner ruled in favor of the firm’s client, awarded the employee nothing, and dismissed the case in its entirety.
Case No. 17-56404 DB
Counsel: Chad T. Wishchuk