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Florida Statute 448.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXI
LABOR
Chapter 448
GENERAL LABOR REGULATIONS
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F.S. 448.08
448.08 Attorney’s fees for successful litigants in actions for unpaid wages.The court may award to the prevailing party in an action for unpaid wages costs of the action and a reasonable attorney’s fee.
History.s. 1, ch. 78-327.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 448.08
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 448.08.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 448.08

Total Results: 20

Florida Department of Health v. Kenneth Woliner, M.D.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-02

Snippet: governed by the more specific statute of section 448.08, Florida Statutes, which made an award of costs

KOVAR LAW GROUP, PLLC v. JENNIFER JORDAN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-23

Snippet: Jordan and her cocounsel Kyle Lee under section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2022). Kovar contends that the

Alfonso v. Miami-Dade County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-05-22

Citation: 274 So. 3d 1152

Snippet: alleging that the County had (i) violated section 448.08 of the Florida Statutes by failing to pay their

Schlesinger v. Jacob

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-02-21

Citation: 240 So. 3d 75

Snippet: and costs from the nonprevailing party.”); id. § 448.08 (“The court may award to the prevailing party

Ruffa v. Saftpay, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-04-29

Citation: 163 So. 3d 711, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 6215, 2015 WL 1940822

Snippet: for attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to section 448.08 of the Florida Statutes (2013), each claiming to

Villa Lyan, Inc. v. Perez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-03-11

Citation: 159 So. 3d 940, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 3426, 2015 WL 1044346

Snippet: qualifies as the “prevailing party” under section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2012), 3 and section

Van v. Schmidt

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-09-04

Citation: 122 So. 3d 243, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 618, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1924, 2013 WL 4734584

Snippet: mistaken belief that it could not award section 448.08 attorney’s fees to defendants because they prevailed

Carvajal v. Banc of America Investment Serv., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-07-31

Citation: 122 So. 3d 393, 2013 WL 3927684, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12009

Snippet: entitled to attorney’s fees, pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2012), because he was a successful

Saltzman v. Hadlock

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-05-17

Citation: 112 So. 3d 772, 2013 WL 2113799, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7971

Snippet: 541, 542 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984) (stating that section 448.08, Florida Statutes (1981), “authorizes, but does

Shelly L. Hall, M.D., P.A. v. White

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-08-29

Citation: 97 So. 3d 907, 2012 WL 3709009, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 14328

Snippet: We agree and reverse and remand. Under section 448.08, Florida Statutes, attorney’s fees and costs may

Paladyne Corp. v. Weindruch

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-25

Citation: 867 So. 2d 630, 2004 WL 442863

Snippet: contract between the parties, as well as section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2003). Paragraph 17 of the contract

Baker v. Storfer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-01-26

Citation: 51 So. 3d 652, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 546, 2011 WL 222324

Snippet: term "unpaid wages" includes unpaid commissions. § 448.08, Fla. Stat. (2009); Gulf Solar, Inc. v. Westfall

Langford v. Paravant, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-10-08

Citation: 48 So. 3d 75, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15133, 2010 WL 3927180

Snippet: Langford is entitled to fees pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2008), which allows awards of

Ultimate Makeover Salon & Spa, Inc. v. DiFrancesco

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-07-21

Citation: 41 So. 3d 335, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10586, 2010 WL 2882401

Snippet: attorney's fees in a suit to recover wages under section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2007). Defendants obtained summary

BDO Seidman, LLP v. Bee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-01-06

Citation: 24 So. 3d 1278, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 34, 2010 WL 21068

Snippet: applicable to an action for "unpaid wages," section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2008),[1] applies to a compensation

CELISTICS, LLC v. Gonzalez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-11-25

Citation: 22 So. 3d 824, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 17715, 2009 WL 4061009

Snippet: for unpaid wages and vacation pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (Count I); breach of written

Hingson v. MMI OF FLORIDA, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-18

Citation: 8 So. 3d 398, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2218, 2009 WL 691161

Snippet: the employment agreement and pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2003), which allows awards of

Laremont v. Absolute Health Care for Women of All Ages, PA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-08-27

Citation: 988 So. 2d 735

Snippet: attorney's fees and costs, pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2003). It moved for summary

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF BROWARD v. Caldwell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-06-13

Citation: 959 So. 2d 767

Snippet: Caldwell moved for attorney's fees pursuant to section 448.08, Florida Statutes (2005). At a hearing on the Board's

OCEAN CLUB COMMUNITY ASS'N, INC. v. Curtis

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-05-23

Citation: 994 So. 2d 1115, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 8046, 2007 WL 1484481

Snippet: award of attorney fees and costs under section 448.08 of the Florida Statutes (2004) for prevailing on