§ 22-2-5-2 — Failure to pay; damages; actions for recovery

Every such person, firm, corporation, limited
liability company, or association who shall fail to make payment of
wages to any such employee as provided in section 1 of this chapter
shall be liable to the employee for the amount of unpaid wages, and the
amount may be recovered in any court having jurisdiction of a suit to
recover the amount due to the employee. The court shall order as costs
in the case a reasonable fee for the plaintiff's attorney and court costs.
In addition, if the court in any such suit determines that the person,
firm, corporation, limited liability company, or association that failed
to pay the employee as provided in section 1 of this chapter was not
acting in good faith, the court shall order, as liquidated damages for the
failure to pay wages, that the employee be paid an amount equal to two
(2) times the amount of wages due the employee.
Formerly: Acts 1933, c.47, s.2. As amended by P.L.144-1986,
SEC.8; P.L.8-1993, SEC.274; P.L.193-2015, SEC.1.