Nonpayment of wages; private action.
Summary
Provides that an employee has a private cause of action against an employer who fails to pay wages. The measure provides that if the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay the wages, it shall also 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 award the employee reasonable attorney fees and other costs plus an additional sum equal to treble the amount of wages due.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 9, 2019
Last action Feb 5, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
1
Committee
6
Feb 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Feb 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Motion to refer to committee agreed to
lower
Jan 22, 2019
Committee
Assigned C & L sub: Subcommittee #2
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor
lower
Jan 21, 2019
Committee
Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
lower
Jan 9, 2019
Introduced
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19102364D
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ellen Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Jennifer Carroll Foy
DDemocratic
Co
Kathy Tran
DDemocratic
Co
Kaye Kory
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Krizek
DDemocratic
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