HF 1414

as introduced - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014) Posted on 03/11/2013 02:39pm

A bill for an act
relating to employment; modifying payment of wages and payroll and payroll
deductions; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 181.06, subdivision 2;
181.101.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.06, subdivision 2, is amended to read:

Subd. 2.

Payroll deductions.

A written contract may be entered into between
an employer and an employee wherein the employee authorizes the employer to make
payroll deductions for the purpose of paying union dues, premiums of any life insurance,
hospitalization and surgical insurance, group accident and health insurance, group term
life insurance, group annuities or contributions to credit unions or a community chest
fund, a local arts council, a local science council or a local arts and science council, or
Minnesota benefit association, a federally or state registered political action committee,
new text begin membership dues of a relief association governed by sections 69.77 or 67.771 to 69.776 new text end or
participation in any employee stock purchase plan or savings plan for periods longer than
60 days, including gopher state bonds established under section 16A.645.

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new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2013.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 181.101, is amended to read:

181.101 WAGES; HOW OFTEN PAID.

Every employer must pay all wages earned by an employee at least once every 31
days on a regular payday designated in advance by the employer deleted text begin regardless of whether the
employee requests deleted text end new text begin unless the employer and the employee mutually agree upon new text end payment
at longer intervals. Unless paid earlier, the wages earned during the first half of the first
31-day pay period become due on the first regular payday following the first day of work.
If wages earned are not paid, the commissioner of labor and industry or the commissioner's
representative may demand payment on behalf of an employee. If payment is not made
within ten days of demand, the commissioner may charge and collect the wages earned
and a penalty in the amount of the employee's average daily earnings at the rate agreed
upon in the contract of employment, not exceeding 15 days in all, for each day beyond the
ten-day limit following the demand. Money collected by the commissioner must be paid
to the employee concerned. This section does not prevent an employee from prosecuting a
claim for wages. This section does not prevent a school district, other public school
entity, or other school, as defined under section 120A.22, from paying any wages earned
by its employees during a school year on regular paydays in the manner provided by an
applicable contract or collective bargaining agreement, or a personnel policy adopted by
the governing board. For purposes of this section, "employee" includes a person who
performs agricultural labor as defined in section 181.85, subdivision 2. For purposes of
this section, wages are earned on the day an employee works.

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new text begin This section is effective the day following final enactment.
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