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2024 SESSION
HB 325 Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions.
Introduced by: Joshua E. Thomas | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Minimum wage and overtime wages; civil actions. Provides that an employer that violates minimum wage or overtime provisions is liable to the employee for the applicable remedies, damages, or other relief available in an action brought pursuant to the civil action provisions currently available for the nonpayment of wages. Such provisions currently available provide that an employee may bring an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover payment of the wages, and the court is required to award the wages owed, an additional equal amount as liquidated damages, plus prejudgment interest thereon, and reasonable attorney fees and costs. If the court finds that the employer knowingly failed to pay wages to an employee, the court is required award the employee an amount equal to triple the amount of wages due and reasonable attorney fees and costs. Such actions are required to be commenced within three years after the cause of action accrued.
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- 01/05/24 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103059D
- 01/05/24 House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/15/24 House: Referred from Courts of Justice by voice vote
- 01/15/24 House: Referred to Committee on Labor and Commerce
- 01/16/24 House: Assigned L & C sub: Subcommittee #2
- 01/25/24 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 3-N)
- 01/30/24 House: Reported from Labor and Commerce (12-Y 10-N)
- 02/01/24 House: Read first time
- 02/02/24 House: Read second time
- 02/02/24 House: Passed by for the day
- 02/05/24 House: Motion to rerefer to committee agreed to
- 02/05/24 House: Rereferred to Labor and Commerce
- 02/13/24 House: Left in Labor and Commerce