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2018 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)

COMPENSATION AND SALARIES

See also LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Advances or draws against future earnings, defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Agreements of hire, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.55

Appeals, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.29

Apprentices, rulemaking, disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.28

Assessments, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Assignment, sale, or transfer

Employer, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.05

Garnishment, effect, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.041

Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.063

Rights of action, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.04

Time, effect, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.06

Unearned wages as security, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.07

Attorney fees, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.171

Audits and examinations, workers' compensation self-insurers, Minn. Statutes 2018 79A.03

Average monthly salary, defined, legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2018 3A.01

Average salary, definitions

Combined service benefits, Minn. Statutes 2018 356.302, 356.303

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.01

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.01

State Patrol, retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 352B.011

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2018 354A.011, 354A.31

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 354.05

Average weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2018 176.011

Avoiding or refusing to receive payment, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.15, 181.171

Awards, information on racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2018 609.909

Back pay

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Determination by Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Unemployment insurance, benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.085

Bailiffs, see Compensation and salaries under BAILIFFS

Benefits, see BENEFITS

Children, see Compensation and salaries under CHILD LABOR

Claims, insurance companies, liquidation claims, priority, Minn. Statutes 2018 60B.44

Collective bargaining, rights, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.35

Commercial bribery, Minn. Statutes 2018 609.86

Commissions, see COMMISSIONS (COMPENSATION)

Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH

Compensation

Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2018 62B.08, 176.011

Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2018 317A.257

Compensation for injuries, see DAMAGES

Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2018 176.011

Damages

Employers, liability, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.171

Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Data, labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2018 116J.4011, 136F.37

Deductions

Faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.79

Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.24

MinnesotaCare participants, premium payments, Minn. Statutes 2018 256L.15

Reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.24

Default, discharged employees, rights, Minn. Statutes 2018 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 2018 181.66

Job opportunity building zones, Minn. Statutes 2018 469.310

Judges retirement, Minn. Statutes 2018 490.121

Little Davis-Bacon Act, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.42

Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.08

Salary, see same under this topic

Supplemental Aid Act, Minn. Statutes 2018 256D.35

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2018 354A.011

Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Wages, see same under this topic

Warehouse law, Minn. Statutes 2018 231.01

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2018 270C.69

Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2018 176.011

Disclosure

Child support, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2018 256.978

Employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.967

Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.967

Nondisclosure requirements, prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.172

Payment options, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.255

Discrimination, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2018 363A.08

Earned income

Compensation and salaries defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.08

Earnings defined as, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Earnings statements

Compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

False statements, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.032

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.171

Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.032

Employee gainsharing system, Minn. Statutes 2018 16A.90

Employees, disciplinary action, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.967

Employment earnings

Offset to retirement plan annuities, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.115, 354.44, 354A.31

Offset to retirement plan disability benefits

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.113

MSRS correctional employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.95

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.656

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.33

State Patrol retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 352B.10

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2018 354A.36

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 354.48

Equal pay for equal work, wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.66 to 181.71

Evidence, faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, deductions, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.79

Executions, levy on earnings, Minn. Statutes 2018 550.136, 550.142

Fines, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 177.30

Garnishment, see Compensation and salaries under GARNISHMENT

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.16

Gratuities (tips), see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Holiday pay

Benefits or wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.74

Minnesota family investment program, Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.46, 256J.521

Prevailing wage, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.42

Public corporation employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 15A.086

State employees, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2018 43A.49

State lottery employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 15A.086

Unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035, 268.085

Workers compensation, daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2018 176.011

Hourly basic rate, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.42, 177.43

Income, compensation defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 65B.43

Injunctions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.171

Interest, payment violations, orders, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Investigations, payment, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Judicial officers, Minn. Statutes 2018 609.415

Jurisdiction, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.171

Labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2018 116J.4011, 136F.37

Lawsuits

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.171

Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2018 144.4196

Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 514.59 to 514.61

Manual labor, action for wages, venue, Minn. Statutes 2018 542.08

Payment, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.14

Recovery of unpaid wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 541.07

Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.67, 181.68

Liability, employers, employees quitting or resigning, payment, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.14

Limits, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 43A.17

Lost wages, mothers, due to medical necessity, paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 257.66

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 514.59 to 514.61

Mediation, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

MFIP participants

Grant diversion participants, Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.69

Self-employed participants, Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.37

Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE

Nondisclosure requirements, prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.172

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.171

Out-of-pocket expenses, reimbursements, MFIP, income exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2018 256J.21

Overtime, see OVERTIME

Parenting leave, see PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE

Pay equity, see COMPARABLE WORTH

Payment

Amount, deception, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.03

Complaints, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Consideration for securing employment, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.031

Discharged employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.11, 181.13

Employees quitting or resigning, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.14

Failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.101

Frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11

Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.101

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.101, 181.171

Methods, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.255

Nonnegotiable instruments, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 181.02

Orders, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Partnerships, profit-sharing, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2018 323A.0202

Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.255

Priority, distribution of employer assets, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.057

Receipts greater than amount, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.03

Severance, unemployment insurance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.085

Surviving spouses, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.58

Unemployment insurance taxes, priority, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.057

Weekly earnings, unemployment benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.085

Payroll checks, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2018 345.39

Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS

Payroll processing firms

Gambling, Minn. Statutes 2018 349.19

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

Payrolls

Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2018 290.191

Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.23, 177.255

Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2018 79A.03

State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.43

Transcriptions, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.44

Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2018 79A.04

Per diem, compensation, exclusion, nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2018 317A.257

Personnel records

Compensation and salary records defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.960

Subpoenas, county attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2018 388.23

Petit juries, see PETIT JURIES

Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.41

Presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2018 345.39

Prevailing wage, see PREVAILING WAGE

Prisoners

Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS

Work release, see WORK RELEASE

Probation officers, Minn. Statutes 2018 244.19

Public libraries, see LIBRARY BOARDS

Records and record keeping

Back wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Retention, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.30

Submitting to Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Violations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.30, 177.32

Reduction, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.24

Restrictions, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2018 43A.17

Salary

Definitions

Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.01

Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.01

Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.01

Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2018 354A.011

Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2018 354.05

Fees defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 353.01

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

Wages defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 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 2018 268.035

State deferred compensation plan, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN

Statutes of limitations, recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2018 541.07

Subsidized jobs, see WAGE SUBSIDIES

Substantial adverse change, quitting, good reason caused by the employer, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.095

Suitable employment, determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Survey data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2018 13.435

Surviving spouses, payment to, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.58

Taxable wages

Assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2018 116L.20

Defined, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Tips, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)

Unauthorized compensation, receipt by public officials, Minn. Statutes 2018 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 2018 181.79

Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Records violations, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27, 177.30

Wage deduction violations, enforcement orders, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.27

Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.67, 181.70

Wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.74

Wage discrimination based on sex

Compromises not defense, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.68

Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.66, 181.71

Generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.66 to 181.71

Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.67, 181.68

Violations and penalties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.67, 181.70

Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES

Wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.74

Wages

Definitions

Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.66

Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2018 177.23

Prompt payment law, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.13, 181.14

Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2018 355.01

Supplemental nursing services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2018 144A.74

Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2018 268.035

Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2018 270C.69

Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2018 514.59

Prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2018 181.13, 181.14

Salary defined as, Minn. Statutes 2018 352.01

Weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2018 176.011

Withholding (taxes), see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)

Women, equal pay certificates, Minn. Statutes 2018 13.552, 363A.44

Workers' compensation, see WORKERS COMPENSATION