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Plaintiff Enrique Munoz prevailed on his Fair Labor Standards Act claim. The court adopted the magistrate's recommendation and awarded plaintiff $5,963.00 in attorneys' fees and $580.20 in costs against defendants 13 Custom Cabinets LLC and individual defendants Frank Amavizca and Maria Amavizca.
Munoz v. 13 Custom Cabinets LLC
Enrique Munoz sued his employer, 13 Custom Cabinets LLC, for not paying him the wages he was legally owed. This type of wrongful pay practice is called wage theft. The case involved violations of federal wage and hour laws designed to protect workers' paychecks.
The court ruled in Munoz's favor. He won his case and received $6,543.20 in total compensation. This included $580.20 to cover his court costs and $5,963 in attorney's fees—money the court ordered the company and its owners, Frank and Maria Amavizca, to pay.
For workers, this ruling demonstrates an important point: companies that fail to pay employees correctly can be held financially accountable. The court's decision to award attorney's fees means workers don't have to pay out-of-pocket legal costs when they win wage theft cases, making it more practical for people to fight back against unpaid wages. This ruling reinforces that employers must follow federal wage laws and face real consequences if they don't.
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