Villafuerte

This cause having been submitted for decision, and fully considered, judgment is ordered as follows:

The judgment is reversed. The matter is remanded to the trial court with instructions to enter judgment for appellant in the principal amount of $680, costs in an amount to be determined, and interest at the legal rate from March 1, 1999. Appellant to be awarded costs on appeal.

Appellant Mary Claire Villafuerte (hereafter appellant), wife and successor in interest to the original plaintiff, Felix C. Villafuerte (hereafter Villafuerte), is represented by counsel provided by the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Department of Industrial Relations, State of California. As reflected in the record on appeal, Villafuerte worked for respondent Inter Con Security Systems, Inc. (hereafter respondent). On July 27, 1999, he filed a complaint with the Department of Labor, claiming that he worked 80 hours for which he was never paid. The complaint was heard on January 11, 2000, and the hearing officer found for Villafuerte. Respondent filed a request for trial de novo in the superior court. After the Labor Commission hearing but before the trial de novo, Villafuerte passed…