HB204
Nonpayment of wages; private cause of action by an employee.
Summary
As Introduced. Nonpayment of wages; private action.
Provides that an employee has a private cause of action against an employer who fails to pay wages to recover the amount of wages due plus interest at eight percent annually from the date the wages were due. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages, ... (More) the court shall award the employee reasonable attorney fees and other costs. If the court finds that the employer's failure to pay wages was willful and with intent to defraud the employee, the court shall also award the employee three times the amount of wages due. (Less)-
Bill History
- 12/27/2019 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20102271D
- 12/27/2019 - House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/14/2020 - House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #1
- 01/28/2020 - House: Subcommittee recommends striking from docket (7-Y 0-N)
- 02/11/2020 - House: Left in Labor and Commerce
