COMPENSATION AND SALARIES

See also LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Advances or draws against future earnings

Defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Agreements of hire, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.55

Appeals, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.29

Apprentices, rulemaking, disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.28

Assessments, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Assignment, sale, or transfer

Employer, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.05

Garnishment, effect, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.041

Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.063

Rights of action, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.04

Time, effect, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.06

Unearned wages as security, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.07

Assignment for benefit of creditors

Order of preference of wage payments, Minn. Statutes 2011 577.08

Attorney fees, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.171

Audits and examinations, workers' compensation self-insurers, Minn. Statutes 2011 79A.03

Average monthly salary, defined, legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2011 3A.01

Average salary, definitions

Combined service benefits, Minn. Statutes 2011 356.302, 356.303

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.01

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.01

State Patrol, retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 352B.011

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2011 354A.011, 354A.31

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 354.05

Average weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2011 176.011

Avoiding or refusing to receive payment, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.15, 181.171

Awards, information on racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2011 609.909

Back pay

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Determination by Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Unemployment insurance, benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.085

Bailiffs, see Compensation and salaries under BAILIFFS

Benefits, see BENEFITS

Biotechnology and health sciences industry zones

Payroll factor, Minn. Statutes 2011 469.330

Children, see Compensation and salaries under CHILD LABOR

Claims, insurance companies, liquidation claims, priority, Minn. Statutes 2011 60B.44

Collective bargaining, rights, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.35

Commercial bribery, Minn. Statutes 2011 609.86

Commissions, see COMMISSIONS (COMPENSATION)

Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH

Compensation

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2011 62B.08, 148C.01, 176.011

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2011 317A.257

Compensation for injuries, see DAMAGES

Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2011 176.011

Damages

Employers, liability, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.171

Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Deductions

Faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.79

Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.24

MFIP assistance units, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.37

MinnesotaCare participants, premium payments, Minn. Statutes 2011 256L.15

Reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.24

Default, discharged employees, rights, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.13

Deferred compensation, see DEFERRED COMPENSATION

Definitions

Alcohol and drug counselors, Minn. Statutes 2011 148C.01

Average salary, definitions, see same under this topic

Compensation, see same under this topic

Equal pay for equal work, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.66

Job opportunity building zones, Minn. Statutes 2011 469.310

Judges retirement, Minn. Statutes 2011 490.121

Little Davis-Bacon Act, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.42

Local relief association benefit plans, Minn. Statutes 2011 353B.02

Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.08

Salary, see same under this topic

Supplemental Aid Act, Minn. Statutes 2011 256D.35

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2011 354A.011

Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Wages, see same under this topic

Warehouse law, Minn. Statutes 2011 231.01

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2011 270C.69

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2011 176.011

Disclosure

Child support, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2011 256.978

Employees, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.967

Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.967

Payment options, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.255

Discrimination, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2011 363A.08

Earned income, compensation and salaries defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.08

Earnings statements

Compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

False statements, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.032

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.171

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.032

Employee gainsharing system, Minn. Statutes 2011 16A.90

Employees, disciplinary action, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.967

Employment earnings

Offset to retirement plan annuities, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.115, 354.44, 354A.31

Offset to retirement plan disability benefits

Local firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2011 353B.08

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.113

MSRS correctional employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.95

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.656

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.33

State Patrol retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 352B.10

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2011 354A.36

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 354.48

Equal pay for equal work

Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.66 to 181.71

Evidence, faulty workmanship

Loss, theft, or damage, deductions, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.79

Executions, levy on earnings, Minn. Statutes 2011 550.136, 550.142

Federal jobs credit, salary expenses not allowed, corporations, subtractions from federal taxable income, Minn. Statutes 2011 290.01

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 177.30

Garnishment, see Compensation and salaries under GARNISHMENT

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.16

Gratuities (tips), see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Hourly basic rate, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.42, 177.43

Income, compensation defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 65B.43

Indian employment credit, salary expenses not allowed, Minn. Statutes 2011 290.01

Injunctions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.171

Interest, payment violations, orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Investigations, payment, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Judicial officers, Minn. Statutes 2011 609.415

Jurisdiction, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.171

Lawsuits

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.171

Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 144.4196

Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 514.59 to 514.61

Manual labor, action for wages, venue, Minn. Statutes 2011 542.08

Payment, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.14

Recovery of unpaid wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 541.07

Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.67, 181.68

Liability, employers

Employees quitting or resigning, payment, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.14

Limits, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2011 43A.17

Lost wages, mothers

Due to medical necessity, paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 257.66

Mechanics and material suppliers liens

Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 514.59 to 514.61

Mediation, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

MFIP participants

Grant diversion participants, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.69

Self-employed participants, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.37

Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.171

Out-of-pocket expenses

Reimbursements, MFIP, income exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.21

Overtime, see OVERTIME

Parenting leave, see PARENTING LEAVE

Pay equity, see COMPARABLE WORTH

Payment

Amount, deception, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.03

Business expenses allowed, Minn. Statutes 2011 256J.37

Complaints, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Consideration for securing employment, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.031

Discharged employees, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.11, 181.13

Employees quitting or resigning, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.14

Failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.101

Frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11

Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.101

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.101, 181.171

Methods, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.255

Nonnegotiable instruments, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 181.02

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Partnerships, profit-sharing, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 323A.0202

Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.255

Priority, distribution of employer assets, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.057

Receipts greater than amount, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.03

Severance, unemployment insurance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.085

Surviving spouses, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.58

Unemployment insurance taxes, priority, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.057

Weekly earnings, unemployment benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.085

Payroll checks, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2011 345.39

Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

Payroll processing firms

Gambling, Minn. Statutes 2011 349.19

Withholding (taxes), see Third-party bulk filers under WITHHOLDING (TAXES)

Payrolls

Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2011 290.191

Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.23, 177.255

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2011 79A.03

State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.43

Transcriptions, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.44

Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2011 79A.04

Per diem, compensation, exclusion, nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2011 317A.257

Personnel records

Compensation and salary records defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.960

Subpoenas, county attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2011 388.23

Petit juries, see PETIT JURIES

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.41

Presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2011 345.39

Prevailing wage, see PREVAILING WAGE

Prevailing wage laws, compliance, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2011 16C.28

Prisoners

Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS

Work release, see WORK RELEASE

Probation officers, Minn. Statutes 2011 244.19

Public libraries, see LIBRARY BOARDS

Records and record keeping

Back wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Retention, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.30

Submitting to Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.30, 177.32

Reduction, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.24

Restrictions, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2011 43A.17

Salary

Definitions

Local relief association benefit plans, Minn. Statutes 2011 353B.02

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.01

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.01

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.01

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2011 354A.011

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2011 354.05

Fees defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.01

Offset to retirement plan annuities or disability benefits, see Employment earnings under this topic

Wages defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 353.01

Severance pay, see SEVERANCE PAY

Sick pay, see SICK PAY

Specific occupations or offices, see under specific index headings

Standby pay, defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

State deferred compensation plan, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Statutes of limitations, recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2011 541.07

Subsidized jobs, see WAGE SUBSIDIES

Substantial adverse change

Quitting, good reason caused by the employer, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.095

Suitable employment

Determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Survey data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2011 13.435

Surviving spouses, payment to, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.58

Taxable wages

Assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2011 116L.20

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Tips, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Unauthorized compensation, receipt by public officials, Minn. Statutes 2011 609.45

Unclaimed compensation, see ABANDONED AND UNCLAIMED PROPERTY

Unemployment insurance, see UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

Violations and penalties

Deductions, faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.79

Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Records violations, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27, 177.30

Wage deduction violations, enforcement orders, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.27

Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.67, 181.70

Wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.74

Wage discrimination based on sex

Compromises not defense, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.68

Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.66, 181.71

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.66 to 181.71

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.67, 181.68

Violations and penalties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.67, 181.70

Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES

Wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.74

Wages

Definitions

Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 181.66

Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2011 177.23

Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2011 355.01

Supplemental nursing services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2011 144A.74

Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2011 268.035

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2011 270C.69

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2011 514.59

Salary defined as, Minn. Statutes 2011 352.01

Weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2011 176.011

Withholding (taxes), see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)

Workers' compensation, see WORKERS COMPENSATION