<prompt> Human: First Reddit post here, so hello! Im having legal issues at work and would absolutely love some advice about what to do. I work a front desk job at a yoga studio in a wealthy county where the minimum wage is 11.50hour. I began three months ago. 15 hours per week of work, no tips or commission even though I do many sales. I didnt know that the minimum wage was 11.50 til a few weeks ago never worked here before, but its totally my fault still and Id been getting paid 10hr. I spoke to my manager who told me verbally that the minimum wage had come up with the studio owners a married couple whom I have had clashes with before, not a fan of them and they had always said they dont have enough money to pay their workers more than 10hr. The minimum wage has been over 10hr for at least two years in this county. I sent an email to my manager at her request which she forwarded to the owners. They soon replied that they were not aware of the increase, and the salary will go up to 11.50 effective immediately. To which I thought, great! But a week later, I receive an email from them informing staff that the studio had been acquired by a franchise. I received an email from the franchises HR dept with my new work agreement which says the hourly rate is 11.50. So at this point, Im pretty sure the owners agreed to the salary change that I requested since they knew it was about to change anyways. Ive been in contact with a lawyer, and I plan to pursue them in paying me the money they owe me from underpaying me for months. But can I do anything else? I want them to have more consequence for their actions.  <response>: Report this all to the Department of Labor and make a wage claim. The Department of Labor may decide to pursue further enforcement against them besides simply giving you your back wages which they will do.The punishment will most likely be simply monetary. From the DOLs Enforcement Page Willful violations may be prosecuted criminally and the violator fined up to 10,000. 