Legal Opinion

Ashmita Unni Prakash v. Ashish and Aparna Kamat

Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)

Decided January 28, 2014No. 14-11-00661-CVPublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

TRACY CHRISTOPHER, Justice.

For seven years, Ashmita “Stella” Unni Prakash worked as a live-in nanny in the home of Drs. Ashish and Aparna Kamat and was paid less than the federal mini mum wage. Prakash sued the Kamats under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“the FLSA”). The jury found that the Kamats were equitably estopped from relying on the statute of limitations and assessed damages for the entire seven years of Pra-kash’s employment. The Kamats challenge the award of all damages for conduct that occurred more than two years before Prakash filed suit. In addition, they contend that the…

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