Legal Opinion
Tagupa v. VIPdesk, Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided August 28, 2015No. CIV. NO. 13-00428 JMS-KSCPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANT VIPDESK, INC.’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
J. Michael Seabright, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Defendant VlPdesk, Inc. (“Defendant” or “VlPdesk”) moves for summary judgment in this action brought by its former employee, Plaintiff Lottie- K. Tagupa (“Plaintiff’ or “Tagupa”), for alleged violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq. (“FLSA”), and the Hawaii Whistleblower Protection Act, Hawaii Revised Statutes (“HRS”) § 378-62 (“HWPA”).
Based on the following, the Motion is GRANTED as to Count Two (HWPA), and…
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