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Employee Overtime Claims – Only Employee Can Recover Attorneys Fees

Posted by Bo Links - March 5, 2011

An employee who sues to recover unpaid overtime is entitled to recover attorney’s fees as well. Such is the rule set forth in section 1194 of the California Labor Code. But what happens if the employee loses the claim? Can the employer reverse the situation and seek attorney’s fees from the employee?

No. The court of appeal has affirmed that the attorney’s fees rule under section 1

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McGann v. UPS (overtime atty fees).DOC

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Employment

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