Hengesteg v. Northern Engineering, Inc.

HABHAB, Judge.

This case involves an employee’s claims for unpaid wages under Iowa Code chapter 91A, the Iowa Wage Payment Collection Act. The plaintiff was awarded $14,543.64 in back wages, $14,543.64 in liquidated damages, and $9,430.80 in attorney fees. Defendants appealed. We affirm.

Plaintiff Lynn Hengesteg was hired by defendant Karl A. Kittleson to work for Northern Engineering, Inc. Kittleson told Hengesteg that all employees received $1,200 per month.

Hengesteg began work in early November 1982. For the first two weeks of his employment he reported to work in the evening and received…