Victor Delgado Wins $928K in Wage and Battery Lawsuit
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Case Background
This case took place in the Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Victor Delgado brought a lawsuit against Leonardo Gonzalez. The dispute revolved around unpaid wages and a violent altercation between the two. Delgado, a former worker for Gonzalez, accused his employer of underpaying him for months of labor. He also claimed that Gonzalez attacked him during a confrontation about those unpaid wages. The lawsuit combined employment law with personal injury claims, creating a mixed case of financial and physical harm.
Cause that led to the dispute
Delgado worked for Gonzalez between May and July of 2022, performing manual labor related to food preparation. According to Delgado’s complaint, Gonzalez had hired him to clean fruits and vegetables but never paid him fairly. Delgado worked about 56 hours a week, receiving only $400 weekly. The Florida Minimum Wage Act (FMWA) at that time required $10 an hour. Delgado alleged Gonzalez owed him thousands in unpaid wages, including overtime.
Tensions between the two escalated. On January 3, 2023, after months of disputes over unpaid amounts, Gonzalez visited Delgado’s home, which started as a verbal argument quickly turned physical. Delgado claimed Gonzalez grabbed his shirt and threw him to the ground. Gonzalez fled after the scuffle, leaving Delgado injured and later seeking medical treatment.
Injury
Delgado described suffering physical
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