California Court of Appeal

Affirmed an award of attorney fees and costs to a plaintiff who alleged that she was fired from her job in retaliation for filing a lawsuit over wages and hours. On what the court said was an issue of first impression, held that federal law applies to the determination of what type of costs are recoverable by a prevailing party in a Fair Labor Standards Act lawsuit filed in state court.

Appellate Information

• Published 2018/11/02

Judges

• Fybel

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel