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Appellate Practice,
Labor/Employment

Aug. 7, 2024

A tale of two appeals: Court clarifies FEHA fee awards and interest

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Steven M. Brunolli

Higgs Fletcher & Mack LLP

It is not often that the same case results in two appellate opinions that clarify the law in completely different ways. Enter Vines v. O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC (Los Angeles Superior Court, Case No. PC058045). In successive published opinions, the Second District Court of Appeal clarified, first, how to calculate attorneys' fees under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code, § 12900 et seq) and second, how interest should be calculated on remand.


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