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PLAINTIFF ENTITLED TO UNPAID SALARY, PREJUDGMENT INTEREST AND ATTORNEYS FEES PURSUANT TO LABOR LAW 198 AND CPLR 5001 IN THIS BREACH-OF-A-WRITTEN-EMPLOYMENT-CONTRACT ACTION (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing (modifying) Supreme Court, determined plaintiff was entitled to salary, prejudgment interest and attorney’s fees stemming from plaintiff’s employer’s breach of a written employment agreement:

Pursuant to CPLR 5001 et seq., the plaintiff is entitled to such statutory prejudgment interest based on the defendant’s breaches of the written agreement. Moreover, contrary to the defendant’s contention, the plaintiff’s unpaid wages … and the severance wages fall within the definition of wages as set forth in Labor Law § 190(1) … . Therefore, such wages are protected by the provisions set forth in Labor Law § 193 and fall within the ambit of remedies provided by Labor Law § 198 … . * * *

… [F]or the same reasons that the plaintiff is entitled to prejudgment interest, the plaintiff also established his entitlement to judgment as a matter law on so much of the second cause of action as sought an award of reasonable attorney’s fees under Labor Law § 198(1-a) … . Gertler v Davidoff Hutcher & Citron , 2020 NY Slip Op 04731, Second Dept 8-26-20

 

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