See also LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Advances or draws against future earnings, defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Agreements of hire, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.55
Appeals, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.29
Apprentices, rulemaking, disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.28
Assessments, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Assignment, sale, or transfer
Employer, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.05
Garnishment, effect, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.041
Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.063
Rights of action, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.04
Time, effect, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.06
Unearned wages as security, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.07
Attorney fees, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.171
Audits and examinations, workers' compensation self-insurers, Minn. Statutes 2012 79A.03
Average monthly salary, defined, legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2012 3A.01
Average salary, definitions
Combined service benefits, Minn. Statutes 2012 356.302, 356.303
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.01
State Patrol, retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 352B.011
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2012 354A.011, 354A.31
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 354.05
Average weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2012 176.011
Avoiding or refusing to receive payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.15, 181.171
Awards, information on racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2012 609.909
Back pay
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Determination by Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Unemployment insurance, benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.085
Bailiffs, see Compensation and salaries under BAILIFFS
Benefits, see BENEFITS
Biotechnology and health sciences industry zones, payroll factor, Minn. Statutes 2012 469.330
Children, see Compensation and salaries under CHILD LABOR
Claims, insurance companies, liquidation claims, priority, Minn. Statutes 2012 60B.44
Collective bargaining, rights, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.35
Commercial bribery, Minn. Statutes 2012 609.86
Commissions, see COMMISSIONS (COMPENSATION)
Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Compensation
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2012 62B.08, 176.011
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2012 317A.257
Compensation for injuries, see DAMAGES
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2012 176.011
Damages
Employers, liability, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.171
Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Deductions
Faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.79
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.24
MFIP assistance units, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.37
Reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.24
Default, discharged employees, rights, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.13
Deferred compensation, see DEFERRED COMPENSATION
Definitions
Average salary, definitions, see same under this topic
Compensation, see same under this topic
Equal pay for equal work, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.66
Job opportunity building zones, Minn. Statutes 2012 469.310
Judges retirement, Minn. Statutes 2012 490.121
Little Davis-Bacon Act, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.42
Local relief association benefit plans, Minn. Statutes 2012 353B.02
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.08
Salary, see same under this topic
Supplemental Aid Act, Minn. Statutes 2012 256D.35
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2012 354A.011
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Wages, see same under this topic
Warehouse law, Minn. Statutes 2012 231.01
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2012 270C.69
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2012 176.011
Disclosure
Child support, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2012 256.978
Employees, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.967
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.967
Payment options, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.255
Discrimination, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2012 363A.08
Earned income, compensation and salaries defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.08
Earnings statements
Compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
False statements, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.032
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.171
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.032
Employee gainsharing system, Minn. Statutes 2012 16A.90
Employees, disciplinary action, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.967
Employment earnings
Offset to retirement plan annuities, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.115, 354.44, 354A.31
Offset to retirement plan disability benefits
Local firefighter relief associations, Minn. Statutes 2012 353B.08
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.113
MSRS correctional employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.95
Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.656
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.33
State Patrol retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 352B.10
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2012 354A.36
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 354.48
Equal pay for equal work, wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.66 to 181.71
Evidence, faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, deductions, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.79
Executions, levy on earnings, Minn. Statutes 2012 550.136, 550.142
Federal jobs credit, salary expenses not allowed, corporations, subtractions from federal taxable income, Minn. Statutes 2012 290.01
Fines, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 177.30
Garnishment, see Compensation and salaries under GARNISHMENT
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.16
Gratuities (tips), see GRATUITIES (TIPS)
Hourly basic rate, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.42, 177.43
Income, compensation defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 65B.43
Indian employment credit, salary expenses not allowed, Minn. Statutes 2012 290.01
Injunctions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.171
Interest, payment violations, orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Investigations, payment, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Judicial officers, Minn. Statutes 2012 609.415
Jurisdiction, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.171
Lawsuits
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.171
Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 144.4196
Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 514.59 to 514.61
Manual labor, action for wages, venue, Minn. Statutes 2012 542.08
Payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.14
Recovery of unpaid wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 541.07
Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.67, 181.68
Liability, employers
Employees quitting or resigning, payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.14
Limits, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2012 43A.17
Lost wages, mothers
Due to medical necessity, paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 257.66
Mechanics and material suppliers liens
Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 514.59 to 514.61
Mediation, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
MFIP participants
Grant diversion participants, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.69
Self-employed participants, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.37
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.171
Out-of-pocket expenses
Reimbursements, MFIP, income exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.21
Overtime, see OVERTIME
Parenting leave, see PARENTING LEAVE
Pay equity, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Payment
Amount, deception, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.03
Business expenses allowed, Minn. Statutes 2012 256J.37
Complaints, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Consideration for securing employment, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.031
Discharged employees, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.11, 181.13
Employees quitting or resigning, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.14
Failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.101
Frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11
Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.101
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.101, 181.171
Methods, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.255
Nonnegotiable instruments, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 181.02
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Partnerships, profit-sharing, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2012 323A.0202
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.255
Priority, distribution of employer assets, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.057
Receipts greater than amount, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.03
Severance, unemployment insurance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.085
Surviving spouses, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.58
Unemployment insurance taxes, priority, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.057
Weekly earnings, unemployment benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.085
Payroll checks, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2012 345.39
Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Payroll processing firms
Gambling, Minn. Statutes 2012 349.19
Withholding (taxes), see Third-party bulk filers under WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Payrolls
Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2012 290.191
Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.23, 177.255
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2012 79A.03
State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.43
Transcriptions, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.44
Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2012 79A.04
Per diem, compensation, exclusion, nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2012 317A.257
Personnel records
Compensation and salary records defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.960
Subpoenas, county attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2012 388.23
Petit juries, see PETIT JURIES
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.41
Presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2012 345.39
Prevailing wage, see PREVAILING WAGE
Prevailing wage laws, compliance, state contracts, Minn. Statutes 2012 16C.28
Prisoners
Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Probation officers, Minn. Statutes 2012 244.19
Public libraries, see LIBRARY BOARDS
Records and record keeping
Back wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.30
Submitting to Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.30, 177.32
Reduction, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.24
Restrictions, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2012 43A.17
Salary
Definitions
Local relief association benefit plans, Minn. Statutes 2012 353B.02
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.01
Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.01
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul and Duluth, Minn. Statutes 2012 354A.011
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2012 354.05
Fees defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 353.01
Offset to retirement plan annuities or disability benefits, see Employment earnings under this topic
Wages defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 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 2012 268.035
State deferred compensation plan, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Statutes of limitations, recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2012 541.07
Subsidized jobs, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Substantial adverse change, quitting, good reason caused by the employer, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.095
Suitable employment, determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Survey data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2012 13.435
Surviving spouses, payment to, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.58
Taxable wages
Assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2012 116L.20
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Tips, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)
Unauthorized compensation, receipt by public officials, Minn. Statutes 2012 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 2012 181.79
Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Records violations, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27, 177.30
Wage deduction violations, enforcement orders, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.27
Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.67, 181.70
Wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.74
Wage discrimination based on sex
Compromises not defense, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.68
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.66, 181.71
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.66 to 181.71
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.67, 181.68
Violations and penalties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.67, 181.70
Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.74
Wages
Definitions
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2012 181.66
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2012 177.23
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2012 355.01
Supplemental nursing services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2012 144A.74
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2012 268.035
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2012 270C.69
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2012 514.59
Salary defined as, Minn. Statutes 2012 352.01
Weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2012 176.011
Withholding (taxes), see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Workers' compensation, see WORKERS COMPENSATION