Legal Opinion
Grimes v. Kinney Shoe Corp.
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 1997No. S-7494PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RABINOWITZ, Justice.
I. INTRODUCTION
This certification referral requires us to determine whether the Alaska Wage and Hour Act (AWHA), prior to its amendment in August 1995, permitted an award of attorney’s fees and costs to a prevailing employer. We hold that it does not.
II. FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS
From June 18, 1989, until May 4, 1991, Grimes was employed as a manager of Kinney Shoe Corporation’s Footlocker store in the Sears Mall in Anchorage, Alaska. Grimes subsequently sued under the AWHA to receive overtime wages allegedly owed but not paid. The suit was tried in the United States…
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