Minn. Stat. § 181.01
Wages of Minors; to Whom Paid
Any parent or guardian claiming the wages of a minor in service shall so notify the employer and, if failing to do so, payment to the minor of wages so earned shall be valid.
Minnesota Statutes Chapter 181 — Employment
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Minn. Stat. § 181.02
Salary or Wages Not to Be Paid by Nonnegotiable Instruments
It is unlawful for an employer, other than a public service corporation, to issue to any employee in lieu of or in payment of any salary or wages earned by the employee a nonnegotiable time check or order.
Minn. Stat. § 181.03
Certain Acts Relating to Payment of Wages Unlawful
Subdivision 1. Prohibited practices. An employer may not, directly or indirectly and with intent to defraud: (1) cause any employee to give a receipt for wages for a greater amount than that actually paid to the employee for services rendered; (2) directly or indirectly demand or receive from any employee any rebate or…
Minn. Stat. § 181.031
Employers Not to Accept Consideration for Securing Employment
An employer, or any manager, superintendent, lead supervisor, or other representative of an employer, may not, directly or indirectly, demand or accept from any employee any part of such employee's wages or other consideration, or any gratuity, in consideration of giving to or securing, or assisting in securing, for an…
Minn. Stat. § 181.032
Required Statement of Earnings by Employer; Notice to Employee
(a) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall provide each employee an earnings statement, either in writing or by electronic means, covering that pay period. An employer who chooses to provide an earnings statement by electronic means must provide employee access to an employer-owned computer during an employe…
Minn. Stat. § 181.04
Assignment, Sale, or Transfer of Wages; When Not Effective
No assignment, sale, or transfer, however made or attempted to be made, of any wages or salary to be earned shall give any right of action either at law or in equity to the assignee or transferee of such wages or salary, nor shall any action lie for the recovery of such wages or salary, or any part thereof, by any othe…
Minn. Stat. § 181.041
Garnishment; Assignment, Sale, or Transfer of Wages; When Not Effective
No assignment, sale, or transfer, however made or attempted, of any earned or unearned wages or salary is in any manner valid or effectual for the transfer of any salary or wages and should be disregarded if made following service of a garnishment exemption notice and within ten days prior to the receipt of the first g…
Minn. Stat. § 181.05
Consent of Employer to Assignment Required
No assignment, sale, or transfer, however made or attempted, of any unearned wages or salary shall be in any manner valid or effectual for the transfer of any salary or wages to be earned or accruing after the making of such assignment, sale, or transfer unless the person, firm, or corporation from whom such wages or s…
Minn. Stat. § 181.06
Assignment of Wages; Payroll Deductions
Subdivision 1. Assignment of wages. Every assignment, sale, or transfer, however made or attempted, of wages or salary to be earned or to become due, in whole or in part, more than 60 days from and after the date of making such transfer, sale or assignment shall be absolutely void; provided however, that the foregoing…
Minn. Stat. § 181.063
Assignment of Wages, Public Employees
Any officer or employee of a county, town, city, school district, or the state, or any department thereof, has the same right to sell, assign, or transfer salary or wages as any officer of or person employed by any corporation, firm, or person.
Minn. Stat. § 181.07
Assignment of Unearned Wages as Security
No assignment of or order for wages to be earned in the future to secure a loan of less than $200 shall be valid against an employer of the person making the assignment or order until the assignment or order is accepted in writing by the employer and the assignment or order and the acceptance of the same have been file…
Minn. Stat. § 181.08
Public Service Corporations; Payment of Wages, Requirements
All public service corporations doing business within this state are required to pay their employees at least semimonthly the wages earned by them to within 15 days of the date of such payment, unless prevented by inevitable casualty. Such wages less any voluntarily authorized payroll deduction set out in section 181.0…
Minn. Stat. § 181.09
Recovery of Wages, Costs
When any public service corporation neglects or refuses to pay its employees, as prescribed by section 181.08, the wages may be recovered by action without further demand. Costs of $10 shall be allowed to the plaintiff and included in the judgment, in addition to disbursements allowed by law.
Minn. Stat. § 181.10
Wages Paid Every 15 Days
Every employer employing any person to labor or perform service on any project of a transitory nature, such as the construction, paving, repair, or maintenance of roads or highways, sewers or ditches, clearing land, or the production of forest products or any other work that requires the employee to change the employee…
Minn. Stat. § 181.101
Wages; How Often Paid
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), every employer must pay all wages, including salary, earnings, and gratuities earned by an employee at least once every 31 days and all commissions earned by an employee at least once every three months, on a regular payday designated in advance by the employer regardless of whe…
Minn. Stat. § 181.11
Discharged Employee Must Be Paid within 24 Hours
When any such transitory employment as is described in section 181.10 which requires an employee to change the employee's place of abode while performing the service required by the employment is terminated, either by the completion of the work or by the discharge or quitting of the employee, the wages or earnings of s…
Minn. Stat. § 181.13
Penalty for Failure to Pay Wages Promptly
(a) When any employer employing labor within this state discharges an employee, the wages or commissions actually earned and unpaid at the time of the discharge are immediately due and payable upon demand of the employee. Wages are actually earned and unpaid if the employee was not paid for all time worked at the emplo…
Minn. Stat. § 181.14
Payment to Employees Who Quit or Resign; Settlement of Disputes
Subdivision 1. Prompt payment required. (a) When any such employee quits or resigns employment, the wages or commissions earned and unpaid at the time the employee quits or resigns shall be paid in full not later than the first regularly scheduled payday following the employee's final day of employment, unless an emplo…
Minn. Stat. § 181.141
Sexual Harassment or Abuse Settlement; Payment as Severance or Wages Prohibited
In a sexual harassment or abuse settlement between an employer and an employee, when there is a financial settlement provided, the financial settlement cannot be provided as wages or severance pay to the employee regardless of whether the settlement includes a nondisclosure agreement.
Minn. Stat. § 181.145
Prompt Payment of Commissions to Commission Salespeople
Subdivision 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, "commission salesperson" means a person who is paid on the basis of commissions for sales and who is not covered by sections 181.13 and 181.14 because the person is an independent contractor. For the purposes of this section, the phrase "commissions earned t…
Minn. Stat. § 181.15
When Employee Not Entitled to Benefits
No such servant or employee who hides or stays away to avoid receiving payment, or refuses to receive the same when fully tendered, shall be entitled to any benefit under sections 181.13 to 181.171 for such time as so avoiding payment; provided, when any number of employees enter upon a strike the wages due such striki…
Minn. Stat. § 181.16
Construction of Sections 181.13 to 181.171
Sections 181.13 to 181.171 shall not be construed to apply to any employer or an individual, copartnership, or corporation that is bankrupt, or where a receiver or trustee is acting under the direction of the court. Payment or tender by check drawn on a bank situated in the county where a laborer is employed shall be a…
Minn. Stat. § 181.165
Wage Protection; Construction Workers
Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given. (b) "Claimant" means any person claiming unpaid wages, fringe benefits, penalties, or resulting liquidated damages that are owed as required by law, including any applicable statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, g…
Minn. Stat. § 181.171
Court Actions; Private Party Civil Actions
Subdivision 1. Civil action; damages. A person may bring a civil action seeking redress for violations of sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.08, 181.09, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, 181.15, 181.722, and 181.723 directly to district court. An employer who is found to have violated the ab…
Minn. Stat. § 181.172
Wage Disclosure Protection
(a) An employer shall not: (1) require nondisclosure by an employee of his or her wages as a condition of employment; (2) require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny an employee the right to disclose the employee's wages; or (3) take any adverse employment action against an employee fo…
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