1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to employment; authorizing employers to use electronic means to provide 
1.3 	earnings statements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.032.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 181.032, is amended to read:
1.6 	181.032 REQUIRED STATEMENT OF EARNINGS BY EMPLOYER.
1.7 	At the end of each pay period, the employer shall give provide each employee an 
1.8 	earnings statement, either in writing or by electronic means,covering that pay period. 
1.9 	The employer must allow employee access to an employer-owned computer to review 
1.10 	and print earnings statements.The earnings statement may be in any form determined by 
1.11 	the employer but must include:
1.12 	(a) the name of the employee;
1.13 	(b) the hourly rate of pay (if applicable);
1.14 	(c) the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from chapter 
1.15 	177;
1.16 	(d) the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
1.17 	(e) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
1.18 	(f) the net amount of pay after all deductions are made;
1.19 	(g) the date on which the pay period ends; and
1.20 	(h) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if 
1.21 	different from the legal name.