Legal Opinion

Beck v. Stratton

California Court of Appeal

Decided February 14, 2017No. B270826APublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

COLLINS, J.

—The labor commissioner awarded respondent Anthony Stratton approximately $6,000 in unpaid wages and penalties against his former employer, appellant Thomas E. Beck. Beck unsuccessfully appealed the award to the superior court under Labor Code section 98.2, subdivision (a). Stratton then moved for attorney’s fees under Labor Code section 98.2, subdivision (c), 58 days later. Beck opposed the motion as untimely, because Stratton filed it after the 30-day deadline applicable to fee motions in limited civil cases. Stratton maintained the motion was timely because it was filed…

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3Cited by14 opinions

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