Espinoza

Filed 1/19/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SEVEN

GUILLERMO ESPINOZA, B306292

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. NC061371) v.

HEPTA RUN, INC., et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

APPEAL from an order and judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Mark C. Kim, Judge. Affirmed in part, reversed in part with directions. Booth, Hillary Arrow Booth and Allan P. Bareng for Defendants and Appellants Hepta Run, Inc. and Ed Tseng. Law Offices of Stephen Glick and M. Anthony Jenkins for Plaintiff and Respondent. ___________________________________ Guillermo Espinoza sued his former employer, Hepta Run, Inc., and its owner, Ed Tseng, asserting causes of action for Labor Code wage and hour violations, unfair business practices in violation of California’s unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.) and representative claims for penalties under the Labor Code Private Attorneys General Act of 2004 (PAGA) (Lab. Code, § 2698 et seq.).1 Following a bench trial the court entered judgment in favor of Espinoza for $84,117.73. Hepta Run and…