Von Nothdurft v. Steck: Apartment Owner Entitled to Credit Rental Value of Apartment Against Minimum Wages Owed to Apartment Manager

Just a quick word on this case. In Von Nothdurft v. Steck (6/26/14), --- Cal.App.4th ---, the defendant hired the plaintiff to work as a resident apartment manager. The parties signed a management agreement that provided that the plaintiff would receive free rent on her apartment. 

The plaintiff sued for unpaid minimum wages, and the case made its way to the Court of Appeal, which held that the management agreement satisfied the requirements of the applicable IWC Wage Order No. 5-2001, such that the defendant was entitled to credit a portion of the apartment's rental value against the minimum wages owed. 

The opinion is available here.