Central District Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney's Association

-Donny:
be careful with these. It is a crime not to pay wages in tnis state. Client can be prosecuted and restitution is not dischargeable.
So this is not just a bankruptcy question, it is a criminal law/bankruptcy law crossover and you must treat it as such.
dennis
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> Hi Everyone,
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> I have a consumer debtor who has, as an individual defendant (and not in any
> company name), signed a settlement agreement/payment plan with a plaintiff
> based on a state labor commissioner case for unpaid wages. The agreement
> states, in part, that "the parties hereby authorize the Labor Commissioner
> to issue an Order, Decision, or Award by Settlement which direct the
> Defendants to pay the Plaintiff." if a single payment is missed.
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> It is pretty clear to me that this is a priority debt under 11 USC
> 707(a)(4). However, this kind of debt is not listed as an exception to
> discharge under 11 USC 523. Is this priority debt dischargeable in a
> chapter 7 (even though it would have to be paid 100% in a chapter 13)?
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> Thanks,
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> Donny
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First, you mean 507(a)(4) and not 707(a)(4).
Second, 507(a)(4) has time parameters and caps so it depends on when the
wages were incurred and how much is owed to each person.
Third, priority status and dischargeability are two different things. They
do not ALWAYS go together - if they did you would not need 2 separate code
sections.
Depending on the facts of the case, this looks like a dischargeable debt.
David A. Tilem
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Hi Everyone,
I have a consumer debtor who has, as an individual defendant (and not in any
company name), signed a settlement agreement/payment plan with a plaintiff
based on a state labor commissioner case for unpaid wages. The agreement
states, in part, that "the parties hereby authorize the Labor Commissioner
to issue an Order, Decision, or Award by Settlement which direct the
Defendants to pay the Plaintiff." if a single payment is missed.
It is pretty clear to me that this is a priority debt under 11 USC
707(a)(4). However, this kind of debt is not listed as an exception to
discharge under 11 USC 523. Is this priority debt dischargeable in a
chapter 7 (even though it would have to be paid 100% in a chapter 13)?
Thanks,
Donny
Brand & Spellman PC
4105 E. 7th St.
Long Beach, CA 90804
562-438-7500
888-99-BKRPT (888-992-5778)
www.brandspellman.com
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Hi Everyone,

I have a consumer debtor who has, as an individual defendant
(and not in any company name), signed a settlement agreement/payment plan with a
plaintiff based on a state labor commissioner case for unpaid wages. The
agreement states, in part, that “the parties hereby authorize the Labor
Commissioner to issue an Order, Decision, or Award by Settlement which direct

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