The record-union., 1893-02-02
PAYMENT OF WAGES.

Seawell's Measure Providing for
Monthly Payments, Etc.
Senator Seawell is the author of bill
which is of considerable interest to corpo-
lations and persons employed by corpo-
rations. Its provisions are as follows.
Every corporation doing business in
this State shall pay at least once month
each and every employee employed by
such corporation in tranSacting or carry
ing on its business, the wages earned by
such employee to within fifteen days of the
date of such payment; provided, however,
that II at the time of payment any employe
shall be absent, or not engaged in his
usual employment, he shall be entitled to
said payment at any time thereafter. up
on demand.
1t shall be and is hereby made the duty
of the Labor Commissioner OF this State
to notify the District Attorneys of the
several counties ofthis State of any viola
ton OF the provisions of this Act within
their respective counties.
1t shall be and is hereby made the duty
of the District Attorneys of the several
counties OF this State, upon notice from
the Labor Commissioner that the pro-
visions of this Act are being violated
within their respective counties, to bring
an action IN the name of the People OF
the State OF California as plaintiffs against
any corporation which neglects 10 COM
ply with the provisions OF this Act for a
period of two weeks after having been
notified in writing by such District At
torney OF the violation of the provisions
OF this Act by such corporation
That on the trial of any action against
such corporation for a violation OF the
provisions OF this Act. such CORPORATION
shall not be allowed to set up any de-
tense for failure to pay monthly any en-
ploye engaged IN transacting or carrying
on its business the wages earned bV
such employe within fifteen DAYS OF the
date OF such payment, other than the fact
that such wages were not earned, except
valid assignment OF such wages,
set-otf, or counter claim against the
same, or the absence OF sucn emDlOve
from his usual employment at the time of
the payment of the wages SO earned by
him.
No assignment of future wages. paw
able monthly under the provisions OF
this Act, shall DE made TO the corporation
from which such wages are or may be-
come due to any person on behalfof such
corporation for The purpose OF evadiug
the provisions OF this Act, and all such
assignments are hereby declared to be
invalid.
No corporation shall require, and no
employee OF such corporation shall make,
any agreement TO accept wages at longer
periods than as provided in this Act as a
condition of employment.
All wages earned by any employee en-
gagged in the service OF any corporation
IL this State shall be paid in lawful
money of the United States.
Any corporation violating any of the
provisions of this Act shall be subject to
line not exceeding $50 or less than $50
tor each violation, the same to be inn
posed by any court i'll this state having
Jurisdiction OF ofienseS in which the PEN
atty does not exceed fine OF SlUO, said
fine TO be paid by the judge or magistrate
before whom a recovery may be mad un-
der the provisions OF this Act, into the
general fund of the treasury OF the county
IN which said conviction may be had.