US Laws, Codes, Statutes & Cases

                                  TITLE  45
                         LIENS, MORTGAGES AND PLEDGES
                                  CHAPTER 6
                               CLAIMS FOR WAGES
    45-612.  FILING FALSE CLAIM -- PENALTY. (1) Any person making a false
claim for wages or other compensation under this chapter, knowing the same to
be false, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by
confinement in the county jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or
by a fine, not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.
    (2)  Any employee initiating a civil proceeding to collect unpaid wages or
other compensation, which is based in whole or in part on a false claim which
the employee knew to be false at the time the employee brought the action,
shall be liable for attorney's fees and costs incurred by the employer in
defending against the false claim. Proof of a criminal conviction under
subsection (1) of this section shall not be required for recovery of the fees
and costs provided for in this subsection.