Under Labor Code §1194, an employee who successfully sues to recover unpaid minimum wage or overtime is entitled to recover, in addition to the unpaid wages:

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Labor Code §1194 gives an employee who prevails on a minimum wage or overtime claim the right to recover the unpaid balance plus interest, reasonable attorney's fees, and costs of suit. This one-way fee-shifting provision encourages enforcement of wage laws. It does not provide automatic punitive damages or a ten-times multiplier.