If a minor is paid less than the minimum fair wage to which such minor is entitled under a mandatory minimum fair wage order, such minor may recover in a civil action an amount which is treble the full amount of the minimum wage, together with costs and a reasonable attorney’s fee to be allowed by the court on the basis of time and effort expended by counsel in behalf of the plaintiff-employee if judgment is rendered against the employer, less any amount actually paid to the employee by the employer. Any agreement between the employee and the employer to work for less than the mandatory minimum fair wages is not a defense to the action.

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-327

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Employee: means every minor in receipt of or entitled to compensation for labor performed for any employer. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Employer: means every person, firm, corporation, agent, manager, representative, contractor, subcontractor, principal or other person having control or direction of any minor employed at any labor, or responsible directly or indirectly for the wages of another. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Fair wage: means a wage both fairly and reasonably commensurate with the value of the service or class of service rendered, and sufficient to meet the minimum cost of living necessary for health. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Minor: means a person of either sex under the age of eighteen years. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • wages: means any compensation for labor measured by time, piece, or otherwise. See Arizona Laws 23-311