HB 325

Abstract

Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions. Provides that an employer that violates minimum wage or overtimeprovisions is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies,damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuantto the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpaymentof wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employeemay bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wagesowed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgmentinterest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. If thecourt finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to anemployee, the court is required award the employee an amount equalto triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees andcosts. Such actions are required to be commenced within three yearsafter the cause of action accrued.