What are the consequences of a failure to properly apply the lodestar method when calculating the reasonable attorney fees attributable to a Labor Code claim?

We affirm the judgment. We reverse the trial court's order on attorney fees with instructions. The trial court did not properly apply the lodestar method when calculating the reasonable attorney fees attributable to the Labor Code claim. On remittitur issuance, the trial court should calculate plaintiff's reasonable attorney fees using the lodestar method as described in Ketchum v. Moses (2001) 24 Cal.4th 1122, 1131-1132.

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