HARRINGTON v. PAYROLL ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES
Where plaintiff in dispute over overtime pay of $44.63 that was settled in plaintiff's favor for $10,500 asked trial court for $46,000 in attorney's fees, trial court erred in denying fees to plaintiff outright because plaintiff was entitled collect "reasonable" fees under Labor Code Secs. 1194(a), 2699(g) and 266(e); given amount in dispute, and that plaintiff was underpaid as result of an honest mistake made in reliance on a formula provided by his union, plaintiff was entitled to only $500 in fees because trial court could not reasonably have awarded fees in excess of amount.
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