Kira Reaver v. Degas House, L.L.C.

KIRA REAVER * NO. 2022-CA-0464 VERSUS * COURT OF APPEAL DEGAS HOUSE, L.L.C. * FOURTH CIRCUIT * STATE OF LOUISIANA * * ******* NEK ERVIN-KNOTT, J., CONCURS IN PART AND DISSENTS IN PART WITH REASONS Although I concur with the majority’s affirmation of the trial court’s evidentiary ruling and judgment on overtime compensation, I write separately to dissent on the finding regarding penalty wages. A trial court’s determination of whether an employer is arbitrary or in bad faith is a question of fact subject to the manifest error standard of review. Steak v. Hat World, Inc., 2015-1108, p. 7 (La.…