When an employee is the prevailing party on claims for minimum or overtime wages, she is entitled to a reasonable attorney fee on the claim pursuant to Lab. Code 1194. That section prevails over Lab. Code 1031, which would otherwise limit the attorney fee to 20% of the recovery if the employee recovers less than $300. The two statutes conflict, but legislative intent shows that recovery of minimum and overtime wages is the more important so Lab. Code 1194 prevails.