Jan. 13, 2026
Iloff v. LaPaille: A primer on what courts can and cannot do in statutory wage claim cases
A recent Court of Appeal decision in a wage and hour case offers employment attorneys a comprehensive guide to statutory wage claims--clarifying when trial courts have discretion and when they don't, from statute of limitations calculations to liquidated damages and individual liability.
Maurice Mandel II
Email: MMANDEL2@AOL.COM
Maurice Mandel II, has been an employment law practitioner since 1980, was a founding member of the Employee Rights Council, with Joe Posner and William Crosby, from which CELA sprang. His practice predominately represents employees, and is located in Newport Beach.
The District Court of Appeal issued its decision in Iloff
v. LaPaille, a wage and hour case, on Dec. 23, 2025, after remand from the
California Supreme Court. Its opinion serves as a valuable mini course in what
a court must, can and cannot do with statutory wage claims.
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