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MN Stat § 181.13 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.13 — Penalty For Failure To Pay Wages Promptly.

181.13 PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PAY WAGES PROMPTLY. (a) When any employer employing labor within this state discharges an employee, the wages or commissions actually earned and unpaid at the time of the discharge are immediately due and payable upon demand of the employee. Wages are actually earned and unpaid if the employee was not paid for all time worked at the employee's regular rate of pay or at the rate required by law, including any applicable statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, government resolution or policy, contract, or other legal authority, whichever rate of pay is greater. If the employee's earned wages and commissions are not paid within 24 hours after demand, whether the employment was by the day, hour, week, month, or piece or by commissions, the employer is in default. In addition to recovering the wages and commissions actually earned and unpaid, the discharged employee may charge and collect a penalty equal to the amount of the employee's average daily earnings at the employee's regular rate of pay or the rate required by law, whichever rate is greater, for each day up to 15 days, that the employer is in default, until full payment or other settlement, satisfactory to the discharged employee, is made. In the case of a public employer where approval of expenditures by a governing board is required, the 24-hour period for payment does not commence until the date of the first regular or special meeting of the governing board following discharge of the employee. An employee's demand for payment under this section must be in writing but need not state the precise amount of unpaid wages or commissions. An employee may directly seek and recover payment from an employer under this section even if the employee is not a party to a contract that requires the employer to pay the employee at the rate of pay demanded by the employee, so long as the contract or any applicable statute, regulation, rule, ordinance, government resolution or policy, or other legal authority requires payment to the employee at the particular rate of pay. The employee shall be able to directly seek payment at the highest rate of pay provided in the contract or applicable law, and any other related remedies as provided in this section. (b) The wages and commissions must be paid in the usual manner of payment unless the employee requests that the wages and commissions be sent through the mails. If, in accordance with a request by the employee, the employee's wages and commissions are sent to the employee through the mail, the wages and commissions are paid as of the date of their postmark. History:  (4127) 1919 c 175 s 1; 1933 c 173 s 1; 1984 c 446 s 1; 1Sp1985 c 16 art 1 s 2; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 83 s 5; 2013 c 27 s 1
MN Stat § 181.15 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.15 — When Employee Not Entitled To Benefits.

181.15 WHEN EMPLOYEE NOT ENTITLED TO BENEFITS. No such servant or employee who hides or stays away to avoid receiving payment, or refuses to receive the same when fully tendered, shall be entitled to any benefit under sections 181.13 to 181.171 for such time as so avoiding payment; provided, when any number of employees enter upon a strike the wages due such striking employees at the time of entering upon such strike shall not become due until the next regular payday after the commencement of such strike. History:  (4129) 1919 c 175 s 3; 1986 c 444; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 86
MN Stat § 181.16 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.16 — Construction Of Sections 181.13 To 181.171.

181.16 CONSTRUCTION OF SECTIONS 181.13 TO 181.171. Sections 181.13 to 181.171 shall not be construed to apply to any employer or an individual, copartnership, or corporation that is bankrupt, or where a receiver or trustee is acting under the direction of the court. Payment or tender by check drawn on a bank situated in the county where a laborer is employed shall be a sufficient payment or tender to comply with the provisions of sections 181.13 to 181.171. History:  (4130) 1919 c 175 s 4; 1983 c 41 s 1; 1997 c 7 art 1 s 87
MN Stat § 181.171 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.171 — Court Actions; Private Party Civil Actions.

181.171 COURT ACTIONS; PRIVATE PARTY CIVIL ACTIONS. Subdivision 1. Civil action; damages. A person may bring a civil action seeking redress for violations of sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.08, 181.09, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11, 181.13, 181.14, 181.145, and 181.15 directly to district court. An employer who is found to have violated the above sections is liable to the aggrieved party for the civil penalties or damages provided for in the section violated. An employer who is found to have violated the above sections shall also be liable for compensatory damages and other appropriate relief including but not limited to injunctive relief. Subd. 2. District court jurisdiction. An action brought under subdivision 1 may be filed in the district court of the county wherein a violation is alleged to have been committed, where the respondent resides or has a principal place of business, or any other court of competent jurisdiction. Subd. 3. Attorney fees and costs. In an action brought under subdivision 1, the court shall order an employer who is found to have committed a violation to pay to the aggrieved party reasonable costs, disbursements, witness fees, and attorney fees. Subd. 4. Employer; definition. "Employer" means any person having one or more employees in Minnesota and includes the state and any political subdivision of the state. This definition applies to this section and sections 181.02, 181.03, 181.031, 181.032, 181.06, 181.063, 181.10, 181.101, 181.13, 181.14, and 181.16. History:  1996 c 386 s 12; 1997 c 83 s 7; 2015 c 54 art 6 s 2
MN Stat § 181.172 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.172 — Wage Disclosure Protection.

181.172 WAGE DISCLOSURE PROTECTION. (a) An employer shall not: (1) require nondisclosure by an employee of his or her wages as a condition of employment; (2) require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny an employee the right to disclose the employee's wages; or (3) take any adverse employment action against an employee for disclosing the employee's own wages or discussing another employee's wages which have been disclosed voluntarily. (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to: (1) create an obligation on any employer or employee to disclose wages; (2) permit an employee, without the written consent of the employer, to disclose proprietary information, trade secret information, or information that is otherwise subject to a legal privilege or protected by law; (3) diminish any existing rights under the National Labor Relations Act under United States Code, title 29; or (4) permit the employee to disclose wage information of other employees to a competitor of their employer. (c) An employer that provides an employee handbook to its employees must include in the handbook notice of employee rights and remedies under this section. (d) An employer may not retaliate against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under this section. (e) An employee may bring a civil action against an employer for a violation of paragraph (a) or (d). If a court finds that an employer has violated paragraph (a) or (d), the court may order reinstatement, back pay, restoration of lost service credit, if appropriate, and the expungement of any related adverse records of an employee who was the subject of the violation. History:   2014 c 239 art 4 s 2
MN Stat § 181.1721 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.1721 — Attorney General Enforcement.

181.1721 ATTORNEY GENERAL ENFORCEMENT. In addition to the enforcement of this chapter by the department, the attorney general may enforce this chapter under section 8.31. History:   1Sp2019 c 7 art 3 s 13
MN Stat § 181.275 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.275 — Regulating Nurses' Overtime.

181.275 REGULATING NURSES' OVERTIME. Subdivision 1. Definitions. For purposes of this section, the following terms have the meanings given them: (1) "emergency" means a period when replacement staff are not able to report for duty for the next shift or increased patient need, because of unusual, unpredictable, or unforeseen circumstances such as, but not limited to, an act of terrorism, a disease outbreak, adverse weather conditions, or natural disasters which impact continuity of patient care; (2) "normal work period" means 12 or fewer consecutive hours consistent with a predetermined work shift; (3) "nurse" has the meaning given in section 148.171, subdivision 9, and includes nurses employed by the state of Minnesota; and (4) "taking action against" means discharging; disciplining; threatening; reporting to the Board of Nursing; discriminating against; or penalizing regarding compensation, terms, conditions, location, or privileges of employment. Subd. 2. Prohibited actions. Except as provided in subdivision 3, a hospital or other entity licensed under sections 144.50 to 144.58, and its agent, or other health care facility licensed by the commissioner of health, and the facility's agent, is prohibited from taking action against a nurse solely on the grounds that the nurse fails to accept an assignment of additional consecutive hours at the facility in excess of a normal work period, if the nurse declines to work additional hours because doing so may, in the nurse's judgment, jeopardize patient safety. This subdivision does not apply to a nursing facility, an intermediate care facility for persons with developmental disabilities, a licensed boarding care facility, or a housing with services establishment. Subd. 2a. State nurses. Subdivision 2 applies to a nurse employed by the state of Minnesota regardless of the type of facility in which the nurse is employed and regardless of the facility's license, if the nurse is involved in resident or patient care. Subd. 2b.  MS 2007 Supp [Expired] Subd. 2c. Collective bargaining rights. This section does not diminish or impair the rights of a person under any collective bargaining agreement. Subd. 3. Emergency. Notwithstanding subdivision 2, a nurse may be scheduled for duty or required to continue on duty for more than one normal work period in an emergency. Subd. 4. Exception. Section 645.241 does not apply to violations of this section. History:  2002 c 272 s 3; 2005 c 56 s 1; 2007 c 46 s 2-5
MN Stat § 181.52 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.52 — Interference With Employment.

181.52 INTERFERENCE WITH EMPLOYMENT. No individual, corporation, member of any firm, or any agent, officer, or employee of any of them, shall contrive or conspire to prevent any person from obtaining or holding any employment, or discharge, or procure or attempt to procure the discharge of, any person from employment, by reason of the person having engaged in a strike. History:  (4201) RL s 1822; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 181.53 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.53 — Conditions Precedent To Employment Not Required.

181.53 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO EMPLOYMENT NOT REQUIRED. No person, whether acting directly or through an agent, or as the agent or employee of another, shall require as a condition precedent to employment any written statement as to the participation of the applicant in a strike, or as to a personal record, for more than one year immediately preceding the date of application; nor shall any person, acting in any of these capacities, use or require blanks or forms of application for employment in contravention of this section. Nothing in this section precludes an employer from requesting or considering an applicant's criminal history pursuant to section 364.021 or other applicable law. History:  (4202) RL s 1823; 1986 c 444; 2013 c 61 s 1
MN Stat § 181.535 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.535 — Armed Forces Reserves Or National Guard Status.

181.535 ARMED FORCES RESERVES OR NATIONAL GUARD STATUS. (a) No person, whether acting directly or through an agent or as the agent or employee of another, may, with intent to discriminate: (1) ask a person seeking employment with that person or the employer represented by that person whether the person seeking employment is a member of the National Guard or a reserve component of the United States armed forces; or (2) require the person seeking employment to make any oral or written statement concerning National Guard or reserve status as a condition precedent to employment. (b) The adjutant general and the commissioner of veterans affairs shall use reasonable means to publicize this section. This section does not apply to public employers asking a question or requesting a statement for the purpose of determining whether a veterans preference applies. (c) Section 645.241 does not apply to this section. History:   2004 c 256 art 1 s 2
MN Stat § 181.54 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.54 — Commissioner Of Human Services, Safety Inspection Work.

181.54 COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES, SAFETY INSPECTION WORK. The commissioner of human services is hereby authorized and empowered to expend out of any relief funds available therefor such sums of money which in the commissioner's judgment may be necessary for safety inspection work required by law for the protection of employees engaged upon such state and federal projects as may be designated by the commissioner. History:  (4202-1) 1935 c 233 s 1; 1939 c 431 art 7 s 2; 1953 c 593 s 2; 1984 c 654 art 5 s 58; 1986 c 444
MN Stat § 181.55 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.55 — Written Statement To Employees By Employers.

181.55 WRITTEN STATEMENT TO EMPLOYEES BY EMPLOYERS. When a contract of employment is consummated between an employer and an employee for work to be performed in this state, or for work to be performed in another state for an employer localized in this state, the employer shall give to the employee a written and signed agreement of hire, which shall clearly and plainly state: (1) the date on which the agreement was entered into; (2) the date on which the services of the employee are to begin; (3) the rate of pay per unit of time, or of commission, or by the piece, so that wages due may be readily computed; (4) the number of hours a day which shall constitute a regular day's work, and whether or not additional hours the employee is required to work shall constitute overtime and be paid for, and, if so, the rate of pay for overtime work; and (5) a statement of any special responsibility undertaken by the employee, not forbidden by law, which, if not properly performed by the employee, will entitle the employer to make deductions from the wages of the employee, and the terms upon which such deductions may be made. History:  (4126-11) 1933 c 250 s 1
MN Stat § 181.56 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.56 — No Statement Given; Burden Of Proof.

181.56 NO STATEMENT GIVEN; BURDEN OF PROOF. Where no such written agreement is entered into the burden of proof shall be upon the employer to establish the terms of the verbal agreement in case of a dispute with the employee as to its terms. History:  (4126-12) 1933 c 250 s 2
MN Stat § 181.57 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.57 — Application Of Sections 181.55 And 181.56.

181.57 APPLICATION OF SECTIONS 181.55 AND 181.56. Sections 181.55 and 181.56 shall not apply to farm labor, nor to casual employees temporarily employed, nor employers employing less than ten employees. History:  (4126-13) 1933 c 250 s 3
MN Stat § 181.58 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.58 — Surviving Spouse Paid Wages Due.

181.58 SURVIVING SPOUSE PAID WAGES DUE. For the purposes of this section the word "employer" includes every person, firm, partnership, corporation, the state of Minnesota, all political subdivisions, and all municipal corporations. If, at the time of the death of any person, an employer is indebted to the person for work, labor, or services performed, and no personal representative of the person's estate has been appointed, such employer shall, upon the request of the surviving spouse, forthwith pay this indebtedness, in such an amount as may be due, not exceeding the sum of $10,000, to the surviving spouse. The employer may in the same manner provide for payment to the surviving spouse of accumulated credits under the vacation or overtime plan or system maintained by the employer. The employer shall require proof of claimant's relationship to decedent by affidavit, and require claimant to acknowledge receipt of such payment in writing. Any payments made by the employer pursuant to the provisions of this section shall operate as a full and complete discharge of the employer's indebtedness to the extent of the payment, and no employer shall thereafter be liable therefor to the decedent's estate or the decedent's personal representative thereafter appointed. Any amounts so received by a spouse shall be considered in diminution of the allowance to the spouse under section 524.2-403. History:  1941 c 408 s 1; 1951 c 531 s 1; 1957 c 126 s 1; 1969 c 954 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1987 c 325 s 1; 1999 c 86 art 1 s 45
MN Stat § 181.59 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.59 — Discrimination On Account Of Race, Creed, Or Color Prohibited In Contract.

181.59 DISCRIMINATION ON ACCOUNT OF RACE, CREED, OR COLOR PROHIBITED IN CONTRACT. Every contract for or on behalf of the state of Minnesota, or any county, city, town, township, school, school district, or any other district in the state, for materials, supplies, or construction shall contain provisions by which the contractor agrees: (1) that, in the hiring of common or skilled labor for the performance of any work under any contract, or any subcontract, no contractor, material supplier, or vendor, shall, by reason of race, creed, or color, discriminate against the person or persons who are citizens of the United States or resident aliens who are qualified and available to perform the work to which the employment relates; (2) that no contractor, material supplier, or vendor, shall, in any manner, discriminate against, or intimidate, or prevent the employment of any person or persons identified in clause (1) of this section, or on being hired, prevent, or conspire to prevent, the person or persons from the performance of work under any contract on account of race, creed, or color; (3) that a violation of this section is a misdemeanor; and (4) that this contract may be canceled or terminated by the state, county, city, town, school board, or any other person authorized to grant the contracts for employment, and all money due, or to become due under the contract, may be forfeited for a second or any subsequent violation of the terms or conditions of this contract. History:  1941 c 238; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1984 c 609 s 11
MN Stat § 181.60 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.60 — Definitions.

181.60 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Terms. For the purposes of sections 181.60 to 181.62, unless a different meaning is indicated by the context, the terms defined in this section shall have the meanings given them. Subd. 2. Employer. "Employer" means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air or express company doing business in or operating within the state. Subd. 3. Employee. "Employee" means any person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer, as defined in subdivision 2, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment. History:   1951 c 201 s 1
MN Stat § 181.61 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.61 — Medical Examination; Records, Costs.

181.61 MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RECORDS, COSTS. It is unlawful for any employer to require any employee or applicant for employment to pay the cost of a medical examination or the cost of furnishing any records required by the employer as a condition of employment, except certificates of attending physicians in connection with the administration of an employee's pension and disability benefit plan or citizenship papers or birth records. History:  1951 c 201 s 2; 1Sp2001 c 9 art 15 s 32
MN Stat § 181.62 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.62 — Violations.

181.62 VIOLATIONS. Any employer who violates any of the provisions of sections 181.60 to 181.62 is guilty of a misdemeanor. History:   1951 c 201 s 3
MN Stat § 181.63 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.63 — Sale Or Use Of Silicate, Silica Dust, Or Silicon Flour For Certain Purposes.

181.63 SALE OR USE OF SILICATE, SILICA DUST, OR SILICON FLOUR FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES. It shall be unlawful and a misdemeanor in the state of Minnesota to sell or use any materials used in a dry state for dusting the surface of molds to form a separation of the component parts of the mold which contain silicate, silica dust, or silica flour. It shall be the duty of the Department of Labor and Industry to see that the provisions of this section are enforced and to institute proceedings against any employer or other person who shall violate its provisions. History:  1953 c 484 s 1; Ex1967 c 1 s 6
MN Stat § 181.64 (2021)
2021 Minnesota Statutes|Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry|Chapter 181 — Employment|Section 181.64 — False Statements As Inducement To Entering Employment.

181.64 FALSE STATEMENTS AS INDUCEMENT TO ENTERING EMPLOYMENT. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, company, corporation, association, or organization of any kind, doing business in this state, directly or through any agent or attorney, to induce, influence, persuade, or engage any person to change from one place to another in this state, or to change from any place in any state, territory, or country to any place in this state, to work in any branch of labor through or by means of knowingly false representations, whether spoken, written, or advertised in printed form, concerning the kind or character of such work, the compensation therefor, the sanitary conditions relating to or surrounding it, or failure to state in any advertisement, proposal, or contract for the employment that there is a strike or lockout at the place of the proposed employment, when in fact such strike or lockout then actually exists in such employment at such place. Any such unlawful acts shall be deemed a false advertisement or misrepresentation for the purposes of this section and section 181.65. History:  (10392) 1913 c 544 s 1; 1923 c 272 s 1