Legal Opinion
Ming-Hsiang Kao v. Joy Holiday
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided June 15, 2017No. A147540PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPollak, J.
*951Plaintiff Ming-Hsiang Kao was employed by defendant Joy Holiday, a travel tour company. He brought an action alleging, among other things, breach of contract and violation of federal and state statutes regulating wages and overtime pay. After a bench trial, the court ruled against Kao on his breach of contract and statutory claims but awarded damages for unpaid labor under the equitable doctrine of quantum meruit. Defendants appeal the quantum meruit finding and Kao cross-appeals *585the denial of his statutory claims. We conclude that Kao is entitled to compensation under the wage statutes,…
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