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July 2006 Los Angeles Magazine/
Super Lawyers names Perry Smith
one of the top young lawyers
in southern California for the
second year in a row. For
further information, click
here.
June 26, 2006 – Perry
Smith and his partner are appointed
class counsel for a class
of more than 5400 employees and
former employees who claim that
they were subjected to unlawful
wage and hour practices. In
granting Mr. Smith’s application,
the court commented that the
papers submitted Mr. Smith and
his opposing counsel were “exemplary” and “extraordinary.”
March 30, 2006 – Perry
Smith obtains bench trial verdict
on behalf of three Los Angeles
employees. Having already
obtained a jury verdict awarding
overtime and other unpaid wages,
Mr. Smith argued that his clients
were also entitled to penalties
for their employer’s “willful” failure
to pay them their earned wages,
and that they were entitled to
interest on the unpaid wages
as well as restitution. The
Court agreed and awarded the
employees the amounts requested.
March 3, 2006 - Perry Smith
obtains jury verdict on behalf
of three Los Angeles employees
who were subjected to their employer’s
policies of unlawfully deducting
wages from their paychecks for
violating company policies; failing
to pay for so called “unauthorized” overtime;
and for failing to pay overtime
to a “manager,” claiming
that the manager was not required
to be paid overtime under California
law.
(Note: Each case referenced
above or anywhere on this web site
is dependent upon its own facts. Thus,
the results stated are no reflection
on the merits or success that
might be obtained in your potential
case.) |
