New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-22
TIE WEEKLY PAYMENT Law.
AN OPINION OF FACTORY INSPECTOR RE-
GARDING ITS ENFORCEMENT.


GARDING ITS ENFORCEMENT
Albany, July 81 CSpeciaD.-Tle enforcement OF the
Weekly Payment law has been ntrusted 10 FACTORY
Inspector Connolly. Now that he has got MS lemaI'
factory inspectors he is giving his attention TO inc
wage law Among the numerous requests for Opinions
received lately was one from big iron company III
Northern New-York The company says that WHO
having it's employees recently it ran out Oh sinau
change and there being no bank within reas@laolo
distance the men had TO be paid in even money
that is where So % was due, - was paid, and ne
men were informed that tie balance would be paii
on tie following Friday. The employees wero satisfied
The Office Of the company Is one and half miles ron
the works and the men preferred TO leave their
balances until the next payday. Mr.. Connolly re-
plies that he does not think this Is IN accord VIII"
the Weekly Payment law, and says:
The law contcmplates that payment shall be maze
week 10 Withhold any part Of the 'e' OF sucn
week. no matter how small, conflicts me laN
1t is obvious that if it was legal t. W. po:-
ton because OF the inconvenience IN % ira, ti%
the major portion Of yoIr employees earnin- lnse
Of stTngcncy IN the money market OF lle Itg
Of other debts The fact that the men were
with a partial pa, nent when the fault lay VI
would not relieve from the necessity OF DriH.
suit against yOu in case complaint was maze, ~,
law insiss5cn actual offer OF tle earnings III a.
As to your query II the money Is IN tle once
within the tme specified by law, and The men DolLle1
fiat the company, office Will be open for the purpose
Of paying them from a. m. 10 p. me- do we conpy,
with the law or i IL necessary " i"o 90
tender of it to the men at the mlnesF In answering
This question am az the disadvantages OF not showing
from pclSOnal observation the ful tlIcuIna Va
thc case and therefore will not commit Myself aDSv
iUteIy to The appended reply. may state generaiy
that If the Office the place OF payment uhuer ,o
"a mn1thlv pavment ~ Stem, IL would not appear
inluroprr that Tie payment should continue Noro
under the new law although the law sens 80 ~ IN IA,
asInucr as absence theefrom on inc regular pay h y
rntitlc, an cmplOye 10 payment al any uuIc 49,
after on demand" take II that you haNe ~ No. ~,
tion Of seeking make II lnconFehlelt Ipi -,
49, 10 eel thcir wages because OF any pque YOU
inay have aGaiust the law. tilgleLolc. NA4'A ''
matter can BE- safely left 10 your Judgment ~. a..
As whether 1t IS o0ectonaoiS o ene or Waes
law for Won to accept for depo, inc money Vi 49,
NJ yonr men, AZ their request ana Wheh III s'liH,eil'
amouut 10 nav a small rate OF interest OF inc sour,
ali because OF the lack Of banking iachueS III sour
community. would say can zee 10 oJ,' tbr Iii
II rest, entirely with yOur employees "htI tioo siAi
do with their money after they get 1t, -. -
Nour practice Of retaining out OF inc Wa-vo oi "
married men money sufficient To pay thclr HVeo,e
ness for board Is. I'm my 0plioH an Mt'ns ,,op-
rusinrss matter entirely foreign 10 their employ mchS
with Won and in which You nave no rShJ 10 IhH,AIo
without valid assignment of wages To the boatuihs
house keepers Also. II Your men send tleIr Dut'h-r'
doctor. druggist. etc. 70 you Tor pdf eii' N"n ~
mo- reason why YOU should not pay thcm wien my
produce proper assignments, since such aS,IsA"ch's
would seem to be a valid Offset under the lay. .,
You further question. asking II payment i"r n u
goods obtained ~ your company su,.e T'n uo 90,
deducted from the wages If the menl have 70 say
that If the store is properly par; oi your 'yaln
plant and YOU haze a lawful rrW unc'r your 'i,'tr
to RIM such store in connection VITA your o.ln n
business, the value ~ any GolS U1t'leu ,ic, i
S,n,, tbo va,, money due But il "a store ! not
pronery part the Business allowed 10 pc carreu ~
hv the provisions of your charter siCh Naiu,
Ice on other footing than the indebtedness TO ally
| other individual OF firm.