Legal Opinion
Agusiegbe v. Petroleum Associates of Lafayette, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 9, 1986No. 85-305PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LABORDE, Judge.
Petroleum Associates of Lafayette, Inc. (PAL) appeals a district court judgment ordering it to pay its former employee, Chijioke Vincent Agusiegbe (Agusiegbe), $9,571.60 in unpaid wages, penalty wages, and attorney fees. We amend the judgment to award an additional $500.00 in attorney fees and affirm as amended.
Agusiegbe is a Nigerian. He was hired by PAL on October 24, 1983, as a petroleum engineer, at a monthly salary of $2,000.00. At that time, his student visa did not authorize him to work in the United States. He received his first paycheck, for work performed during the…
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