Legal Opinion
Waller v. State, Department of Health & Hospitals
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 9, 2011No. 11-643PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GREMILLION, Judge.
1 ]The State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals appeals a judgment in favor of 121 classified employees of Central Louisiana State Hospital awarding past-due “premium” wages. Additionally, 44 of those employees who are no longer employed at the facility were awarded attorney fees and penalties equal to 90 days’ wages. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.
FACTS
At all relevant times, the plaintiffs/ap-pellees were employed at Central Louisiana State Hospital (Central), a facility operated by the Department of Health and Hospitals (the Department)…
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