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Labor Code § 1194

Source: California Legislative Information
Version: Stats. 1992, ch. 427, § 120, effective January 1, 1993; official October 18, 2026 capture
Relevant passages: § 1194(a)–(b)

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LABOR CODE - LAB
DIVISION 2. EMPLOYMENT REGULATION AND SUPERVISION [200 - 2699.8]  ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. )
  
PART 4. EMPLOYEES [1171 - 1413]  ( Heading of Part 4 amended by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1122. )
  

CHAPTER 1. Wages, Hours and Working Conditions [1171 - 1207]  ( Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 90. )
  
1194.  

(a) Notwithstanding any agreement to work for a lesser wage, any employee receiving less than the legal minimum wage or the legal overtime compensation applicable to the employee is entitled to recover in a civil action the unpaid balance of the full amount of this minimum wage or overtime compensation, including interest thereon, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs of suit.

(b) The amendments made to this section by Chapter 825 of the Statutes of 1991 shall apply only to civil actions commenced on or after January 1, 1992.

(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 427, Sec. 120. Effective January 1, 1993.)