{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-62.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 62.201","heading":"CIVIL PENALTY.","body":"An employer who violates Section 62.051, 62.052, 62.053, or 62.054 or Subchapter C is liable to an affected employee in the amount of the unpaid wages plus an additional equal amount as liquidated damages.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 461, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE C. WAGES","CHAPTER 62. MINIMUM WAGE","SUBCHAPTER E. CIVIL PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.62.htm#62.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"e6ddec5e88db12d5587cb0e3522033c338c948810214103eb2c4f26cec9dc7ee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-62.161","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-62.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}