DAUTEL v. HERITAGE HOME CENTER, INC.

No. 38129-6-I.

948 P.2d 397 (1997)

89 Wash.App. 148

Mary Jane DAUTEL, Appellant, v. HERITAGE HOME CENTER, INC., Don Nelsen and Jane Doe Nelsen, husband and wife, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul R. Cressman, David E. Breskin, Claudia L. Crawford, Short & Cressman, Seattle, Lee Kraft, Bellevue, for Appellant.

W. Mitchell Cogdill, Cogdill & Carter, Everett, for Respondent.


BAKER, Chief Judge.

Entitlement to an award of attorney fees under RCW 49.48.030 in an employee's action for wages or salary owed is based on comparison of the amount recovered and the amount the employer may have admitted to owing. Under the statute, an employee is entitled to an award of attorney fees if the amount of recovery is greater than the amount the employer admitted to owing. We hold that under the plain language...

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