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WALLER v. STATE, DEPT. OF HEALTH & HOSPS.

No. 11-643.

79 So.3d 1085 (2011)

Arthur WALLER, et al. v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HOSPITALS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

November 9, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Frank Coco , La. Dept. of Health & Hospital, Neal Risley Elliott, Jr. , Attorney at Law, Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendant/Appellant, State of Louisiana, Department of Health & Hospitals.

W. Jay Luneau Luneau Law Office, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Arthur Waller, et al.

Court composed of OSWALD A. DECUIR, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and SHANNON J. GREMILLION, Judges.

GREMILLION, Judge.

The State of Louisiana through the Department of Health and Hospitals appeals a judgment in favor of 121 classified employees of Central Louisiana State Hospital awarding past-due "premium" wages. Additionally, 44 of those employees who are no longer employed at the facility were awarded attorney fees and penalties equal to 90 days' wages. For the reasons that follow, we affirm.

FACTS

At all relevant times, the plaintiffs/appellees...

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