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Notable Victory
The firm won an important victory in an appeal in the case of Jones v. Gregory (2006), 137 Cal. App. 4th 798.
On March 14, 2006, the court reversed judgment against defendant Gregory, the firm's client, and remanded
for proceedings consistent with its opinion.
The matter involved a judgment against Mr. Gregory, holding him individually liable for a corporation’s
“delinquencies in paying outstanding wages, expenses, interest and penalties, not because he ‘did
business as’ or through any ‘veil-piercing’ analysis, but simply because he was a ‘corporate officer who ha[d]
operational control of the corporation’s covered enterprise,’” quoting Lopez v. Silverman (S.D.N.Y 1998) 14 F.
Supp.2d 405, 412-413. The Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), brought
this suit against Mr. Gregory on behalf of the corporation’s unpaid California employees. DLSE argued that
Gregory fell within the meaning of “employer” in various Labor Code wage provisions and Industrial Welfare
Commission (IWC) wage orders. Attacking the judgment, the appellant contended that California law does
not support imposing personal liability on corporate officers or agents as “employers.” The court relied on a
Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Bement (2005) 36 Cal.4th 1075 (Reynolds) and reversed the
judgment. The remand on the appellate matter was for consideration of an alter ego theory since the lower
court didn't rule on that issue.
The firm won an important victory in an appeal in the case of Jones v. Gregory (2006), 137 Cal. App. 4th 798.
On March 14, 2006, the court reversed judgment against defendant Gregory, the firm's client, and remanded
for proceedings consistent with its opinion.
The matter involved a judgment against Mr. Gregory, holding him individually liable for a corporation’s
“delinquencies in paying outstanding wages, expenses, interest and penalties, not because he ‘did
business as’ or through any ‘veil-piercing’ analysis, but simply because he was a ‘corporate officer who ha[d]
operational control of the corporation’s covered enterprise,’” quoting Lopez v. Silverman (S.D.N.Y 1998) 14 F.
Supp.2d 405, 412-413. The Labor Commissioner, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE), brought
this suit against Mr. Gregory on behalf of the corporation’s unpaid California employees. DLSE argued that
Gregory fell within the meaning of “employer” in various Labor Code wage provisions and Industrial Welfare
Commission (IWC) wage orders. Attacking the judgment, the appellant contended that California law does
not support imposing personal liability on corporate officers or agents as “employers.” The court relied on a
Supreme Court decision in Reynolds v. Bement (2005) 36 Cal.4th 1075 (Reynolds) and reversed the
judgment. The remand on the appellate matter was for consideration of an alter ego theory since the lower
court didn't rule on that issue.
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