Legal Opinion

Palagin v. Paniagua Construction, Inc.

California Court of Appeal

Decided December 16, 2013No. A137754PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

NEEDHAM, J.

Igor Palagin (Palagin) appeals from a judgment, entered against him after a trial de novo in the superior court, concerning a wage claim he initially brought before the Labor Commissioner. (Lab. Code, § 98 et seq.) Palagin contends (1) the court should have dismissed the proceedings, because respondents did not post an undertaking by the statutory deadline (§ 98.2(b)); (2) the court erred in allowing respondents to withdraw the undertaking after entry of judgment; and (3) the court erred in ruling that Palagin was not respondents’ employee (§ 2750.5).

We conclude that the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  5. Edwards v. SteeleCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979

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