Legal Opinion
Wortham v. Acadia Healthcare, LLC
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided March 18, 2015No. 14-718PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
11 Both Dr. Roger Wortham and his former employer, Acadia Healthcare, L.L.C., appeal the judgment of the trial court, which awarded Dr. Wortham amounts due under the terms of an employment contract and attorney fees, but not penalty wages.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Dr. Wortham accepted a job with Acadia Healthcare in October 2010. He signed a one-year contract with an effective date of January 15, 2011. As part of the contract, Dr. Wortham assigned to the hospital the right to bill for his services in exchange for an annual salary of $180,000.00, an additional fee for certain…
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