Lepe v. Luft Enterprises CA4/2
Plaintiffs and respondents Juan Luis Lepe, Virgilio Flores-Juarez, and Berna Vargas (collectively referred to as plaintiffs) initiated this action against their former employer, alleging unpaid overtime wages, failure to provide meal and rest periods, and other Labor Code violations and unfair business practices, from May 2010 through May 2014. The trial court entered judgment in favor of plaintiffs and against defendants and appellants Luft Enterprises, a California Corporation, doing business as Inn-Decor (the Company) and Otmar Luft (collectively, defendants). Defendants challenge the judgment, contending (1) they may not be compelled, as a matter of law, to pay past wages allegedly due because plaintiffs were not legally authorized to work in the United States; (2) there is insufficient evidence that defendants issued inaccurate wage statements; (3) the trial court erroneously granted plaintiffs’ attorney’s fees motion; and (4) the trial court abused its discretion in awardin
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