Langford v. Cahn Electric Co.

MARVIN, Judge.

In this action seeking to enforce LRS 23:634 against an alleged forfeiture of “wages”,1 the plaintiff appeals a judgment rejecting his demands. We reverse.

Plaintiff sued only the employer to recover a portion of bonuses paid that plaintiff then contributed to an employee retirement investment fund created by a written contract between the employer and several employees who were selected by the employer to receive the bonuses that made up the fund. The employees who participated in the retirement investment fund (called a joint venture by defendant employer) were made defendants…