Heaps and Sykes v. Nuriche

Justice PARRISH,

opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

T1 This appeal requires us to decide whether the Utah Payment of Wages Act (UPWA) imposes personal liability on the managers of a limited liability company for unpaid wages. The UPWA imposes liability for unpaid wages on all employers. On summary judgment, the district court found that LLC managers qualify as employers under the UPWA, but nevertheless held that they are not liable for unpaid wages. We affirm the district court's ruling on the alternative ground that LLC managers do not qualify as employers under the UPWA.

BACKGROUND

T2 In 2008,…