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MT Code § 39-2-1004 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 2. The Employment Relationship|Part 10. Closure of or Layoff at Governmental Facility|39-2-1004. Adoption of rules

  39-2-1004. Adoption of rules. The department shall adopt rules to provide procedures for an employer to meet the obligations under 39-2-1003.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 757, L. 1991.
MT Code § 39-2-1501 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 2. The Employment Relationship|Part 15. Microchip Implantation|39-2-1501. Definitions

  39-2-1501. Definitions. As used in this part, the following definitions apply:   (1) "Employee" means a person who works for another for hire and includes independent contractors.   (2) "Employer" means a person or entity that has one or more employees or independent contractors.   (3) "Local government" means a county, consolidated city-county, city, town, township, school district, or other district or local public entity with the authority to spend or receive public funds.   (4) "Microchip" means technology that:   (a) is designed to be surgically implanted in the body of an individual; and   (b) contains a unique identification number and personal information that can be noninvasively retrieved or transmitted with an external scanning device.   (5) "State agency" means a department, board, commission, office, bureau, or other public authority of state government.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 324, L. 2019.
MT Code § 39-2-1502 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 2. The Employment Relationship|Part 15. Microchip Implantation|39-2-1502. Employer requirement of microchip implantation prohibited -- use with consent authorized

  39-2-1502. Employer requirement of microchip implantation prohibited -- use with consent authorized. (1) An employer is prohibited from requiring an employee to have a microchip implanted in the employee's body as a condition of employment.   (2) A microchip may be implanted in an employee's body at the request of an employer if the employee provides the employer with written consent.   (3) (a) An employee may request the removal of the microchip at any time.   (b) If an employee requests the removal of the microchip, the microchip must be removed within 30 days of the employee's request.   (4) If an employee receives a microchip at the request of an employer, the employer is required to:   (a) pay all the costs associated with implanting and removing the microchip;   (b) pay all the medical costs incurred by the employee as a result of any bodily injury to the employee caused by the implantation of the microchip or the presence of the microchip in the employee's body; and   (c) disclose to the employee:   (i) the data that may be maintained on the microchip; and   (ii) how the data that is maintained on the microchip will be used by the employer.   (5) (a) If an employee is terminated from employment for any reason, including voluntarily, the microchip must be removed from the employee's body within 30 days of the employee's termination.   (b) Once the employee terminates from the job that caused the microchip to be implanted, all data transmission from the microchip to the employer must be ceased.   (c) An employee may elect to retain an implanted microchip after the termination of the employee's employment.   (d) If an employee elects to retain an implanted microchip after termination of employment, the employee assumes responsibility for all costs associated with the microchip, and subsection (4) does not apply.   (6) This section does not prohibit an employer from using alternative noninvasive technology that is intended to track the movement of an employee.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 324, L. 2019.
MT Code § 39-2-1503 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 2. The Employment Relationship|Part 15. Microchip Implantation|39-2-1503. Government requirement of microchip prohibited

  39-2-1503. Government requirement of microchip prohibited. A state agency or local government may not require a person to have a microchip implanted.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 324, L. 2019.
MT Code § 39-3-101 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 1. General Provisions|39-3-101. Employer to furnish itemized statement of deductions

  39-3-101. Employer to furnish itemized statement of deductions. (1) All employers in this state when making payment to employees for salaries or wages shall, upon making such payment, give to the employee an itemized statement setting forth moneys deducted because of state and federal income taxes, social security, or any other deductions together with the amount of each deduction.   (2) Where no deduction is made in such payment of wages or salaries, the employer shall give to the employee a statement that the payment does not include any such deductions.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 159, L. 1957; R.C.M. 1947, 41-117.
MT Code § 39-3-102 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 1. General Provisions|39-3-102. Compensation of employee dismissed for cause

  39-3-102. Compensation of employee dismissed for cause. An employee dismissed by the employer for good cause is not entitled to any compensation for services rendered since the last day upon which a payment became due to the employee under the contract.   History: En. Sec. 2706, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5277, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7792, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2002; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1032; re-en. Sec. 7792, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 41-307; amd. Sec. 1483, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-103 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 1. General Provisions|39-3-103. Compensation of employee leaving for cause

  39-3-103. Compensation of employee leaving for cause. An employee who quits the service of an employer for good cause is entitled to the proportion of the compensation that would become due in case of full performance as the services that the employee has already rendered bear to the services that the employee was to render as full performance.   History: En. Sec. 2707, Civ. C. 1895; re-en. Sec. 5278, Rev. C. 1907; re-en. Sec. 7793, R.C.M. 1921; Cal. Civ. C. Sec. 2003; Field Civ. C. Sec. 1033; re-en. Sec. 7793, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 41-308; amd. Sec. 1484, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-104 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 1. General Provisions|39-3-104. Equal pay for women for equivalent service

  39-3-104. Equal pay for women for equivalent service. (1) It is unlawful for the state or any county, municipal entity, school district, public or private corporation, person, or firm to employ women in any occupation within the state for compensation less than that paid to men for equivalent service or for the same amount or class of work or labor in the same industry, school, establishment, office, or place of employment of any kind or description.   (2) If the state or any county, municipal entity, school district, public or private corporation, person, or firm violates any of the provisions of subsection (1), it is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than $25 or more than $500 for each offense.   History: En. Secs. 1, 2, Ch. 147, L. 1919; re-en. Secs. 3090, 3091, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Secs. 3090, 3091, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1307, 41-1308; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 397, L. 1979.
MT Code § 39-3-201 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-201. Definitions

  39-3-201. Definitions. The following are the definitions used for the purpose of this part:   (1) "Commissioner of labor" refers to the director, commissioner, or chief of the department of labor and industry, as the department is defined by law, or any person or persons designated by the director, commissioner, or chief for the purpose of this part.   (2) "Department" means the department of labor and industry as provided for in 2-15-1701.   (3) "Employ" means to permit or suffer to work.   (4) "Employee" includes any person who works for another for hire, except that the term does not include a person who is an independent contractor.   (5) "Employer" includes any individual, partnership, association, corporation, business trust, legal representative, or organized group of persons acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee but does not include the United States.   (6) (a) "Wages" includes any money due an employee from the employer or employers, whether to be paid by the hour, day, week, semimonthly, monthly, or yearly, and includes bonus, piecework, and all tips and gratuities that are covered by section 3402(k) and service charges that are covered by section 3401 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended and applicable on January 1, 1983, received by employees for services rendered by them to patrons of premises or businesses licensed to provide food, beverage, or lodging.   (b) For the purposes of this subsection (6), "service charge" means an arbitrary fixed charge added to the customer's bill by an employer in lieu of a tip. It is collected by the employer and must be distributed directly to the nonmanagement employee preparing or serving the food or beverage or to any other employee involved in related services, pursuant to a tip pool agreement.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 64, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1301(3); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 554, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 479, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 442, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 12, L. 2011.
MT Code § 39-3-202 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-202. Rulemaking power of commissioner

  39-3-202. Rulemaking power of commissioner. The commissioner is authorized to issue, amend, and enforce rules for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1314.2(part); amd. Sec. 9, Ch. 397, L. 1979.
MT Code § 39-3-203 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-203. Employer to notify employee on written demand as to rate of wages and date of paydays

  39-3-203. Employer to notify employee on written demand as to rate of wages and date of paydays. (1) Each employer or an authorized representative of the employer shall, on written demand, prior to the commencing of work, notify each employee as to the rate of wages to be paid, whether by the hour, day, week, month, or year, and date of paydays. Such notification must be in writing to each employee or by posting of notice in a conspicuous place.   (2) The provisions of this section do not apply to an employer who has entered into a signed collective bargaining agreement, when such agreement contains conditions of employment, wages to be received, and hours to be worked, or to employers engaged in agriculture or stockraising; provided, however, such employers shall comply with the provisions of 39-3-205.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 64, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1301(1); amd. Sec. 10, Ch. 397, L. 1979.
MT Code § 39-3-204 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-204. Payment of wages generally

  39-3-204. Payment of wages generally. (1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3), every employer of labor in the state of Montana shall pay to each employee the wages earned by the employee in lawful money of the United States or checks on banks convertible into cash on demand at the full face value of the checks, and a person for whom labor has been performed may not withhold from any employee any wages earned or unpaid for a longer period than 10 business days after the wages are due and payable, except as provided in 39-3-205. However, reasonable deductions may be made for board, room, and other incidentals supplied by the employer, whenever the deductions are a part of the conditions of employment, or as otherwise provided for by law.   (2) Wages may be paid to the employee by electronic funds transfer or similar means of direct deposit if the employee has consented in writing or electronically, if a record is retained, to be paid in this manner. However, an employee may not be required to use electronic funds transfer or similar means of direct deposit as a method for payment of wages.   (3) If an employee submits a timesheet after the employer's established deadline for processing employee timesheets for a particular time period and the employer does not pay the employee within the 10-day period provided for in subsection (1), the employer may pay the employee the wages due in the ensuing pay period. An employer may not withhold payment of the employee's wages beyond the next ensuing pay period. If there is not an established time period or time when wages are due and payable, the pay period is presumed to be semimonthly in length.   History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3084, R.C.M 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 64, L. 1975; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1301(2); amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 397, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 134, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 301, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 26, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-205 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-205. Payment of wages when employee separated from employment prior to payday -- exceptions

  39-3-205. Payment of wages when employee separated from employment prior to payday -- exceptions. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (3), when an employee separates from the employ of any employer, all the unpaid wages of the employee are due and payable on the next regular payday for the pay period during which the employee was separated from employment or 15 days from the date of separation from employment, whichever occurs first, either through the regular pay channels or by mail if requested by the employee.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), when an employee is separated for cause or laid off from employment by the employer, all the unpaid wages of the employee are due and payable immediately upon separation unless the employer has a written personnel policy governing the employment that extends the time for payment of final wages to the employee's next regular payday for the pay period or to within 15 days from the separation, whichever occurs first.   (3) When an employee is discharged by reason of an allegation of theft of property or funds connected to the employee's work, the employer may withhold from the employee's final paycheck an amount sufficient to cover the value of the theft if:   (a) the employee agrees in writing to the withholding; or   (b) the employer files a report of the theft with the local law enforcement agency within 7 business days of the separation from employment, subject to the following conditions:   (i) if no charges are filed in a court of competent jurisdiction against the employee for the alleged theft within 30 days of the filing of the report with a local law enforcement agency, wages are due and payable upon the expiration of the 30-day period.   (ii) if charges are filed against the employee for theft, the court may order the withheld wages to be offset by the value of the theft. If the employee is found not guilty or if the employer withholds an amount in excess of the value of the theft, the court may order the employer to pay the employee the withheld amount plus interest.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 11, L. 1919; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 66, L. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3086, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3086, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1303; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 492, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 583, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 209, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 26, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-206 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-206. Penalty for failure to pay wages at times specified in law

  39-3-206. Penalty for failure to pay wages at times specified in law. (1) An employer who fails to pay an employee as provided in this part or who violates any other provision of this part is guilty of a misdemeanor. A penalty must also be assessed against and paid by the employer to the employee in an amount not to exceed 110% of the wages due and unpaid.   (2) Nothing in this section may be construed to relieve an employer from the requirement to pay an employee the full amount of wages due if the employer is found in violation of this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3085, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3085, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1302(part); amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 490, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 134, L. 1993.
MT Code § 39-3-207 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-207. Period within which employee may recover wages and penalties

  39-3-207. Period within which employee may recover wages and penalties. (1) An employee may recover all wages and penalties provided for the violation of 39-3-206 by filing a complaint within 180 days of default or delay in the payment of wages.   (2) Except as provided in subsection (3), an employee may recover wages and penalties for a period of 2 years prior to the date on which the claim is filed if the employee is still employed by the employer or for a period of 2 years prior to the date of the employee's last date of employment.   (3) If an employer has engaged in repeated violations, an employee may recover wages and penalties for a period of 3 years from the date on which a claim is filed if the employee is still employed by the employer or for a period of 3 years prior to the date of the employee's last date of employment.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3087, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3087, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 234, L. 1973; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1304; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 442, L. 1999.
MT Code § 39-3-208 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-208. Contracts in violation of part void

  39-3-208. Contracts in violation of part void. Any contract or agreement made between an employer and an employee the provisions of which violate, evade, or circumvent this part is unlawful and void, but the employee may sue to recover the wages earned, together with the penalty specified in 39-3-206 or separately to recover the penalty if the wages have been paid.   History: En. Sec. 5, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3088, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3088, R.C.M. 1935; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1305; amd. Sec. 12, Ch. 397, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 490, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 134, L. 1993.
MT Code § 39-3-209 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-209. Commissioner of labor to investigate violations and institute actions for unpaid wages

  39-3-209. Commissioner of labor to investigate violations and institute actions for unpaid wages. The commissioner of labor shall inquire diligently for any violations of this part and institute actions for the collection of unpaid wages and for the penalties provided for in this part in cases that the commissioner of labor considers proper and enforce generally the provisions of this part.   History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 11, L. 1919; re-en. Sec. 3085, R.C.M. 1921; re-en. Sec. 3085, R.C.M. 1935; amd. Sec. 2, Ch. 169, L. 1941; amd. Sec. 1, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1302(part); amd. Sec. 1485, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-210 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-210. Investigative powers of commissioner of labor

  39-3-210. Investigative powers of commissioner of labor. (1) The commissioner of labor or the commissioner of labor's authorized representatives are empowered to enter and inspect places, question employees, and investigate facts, conditions, or matters that they may consider appropriate to determine whether any person has violated any provision of this part or any rule adopted under this part or that may aid in the enforcement of the provisions of this part.   (2) In any proceeding before the commissioner of labor, the commissioner of labor or the commissioner of labor's authorized representatives may:   (a) administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath;   (b) issue subpoenas;   (c) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, records, payrolls, documents, and testimony; and   (d) take depositions and affidavits.   History: En. Sec. 3, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1314.1; amd. Sec. 13, Ch. 397, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1486, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-211 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-211. Commissioner of labor to take wage assignments

  39-3-211. Commissioner of labor to take wage assignments. Whenever the commissioner of labor determines that one or more employees have claims for unpaid wages, the commissioner of labor shall, upon the written request of the employee, take an assignment of the claim in trust for the employee and may maintain any proceeding appropriate to enforce the claim, including liquidated damages pursuant to this part. With the written consent of the assignor, the commissioner of labor may settle or adjust any claim assigned pursuant to this section.   History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 40, L. 1967; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1314.2(part); amd. Sec. 14, Ch. 397, L. 1979; amd. Sec. 1487, Ch. 56, L. 2009.
MT Code § 39-3-212 (2021)
2021 Montana Code Annotated|Title 39. Labor|Chapter 3. Wages and Wage Protection|Part 2. Payment of Wages|39-3-212. Court enforcement of administrative decision

  39-3-212. Court enforcement of administrative decision. (1) A department default order or a decision of the hearings officer, if judicial review is not sought, may be enforced by application by the commissioner to a district court for an order or judgment enforcing the decision. The commissioner shall apply to the district court where the employer has its principal place of business or in the first judicial district of the state. A proceeding under this section is not a review of the validity of the administrative decision.   (2) If judicial review is sought, the district court may issue an order or a judgment enforcing the decision of the department or the hearings officer in a wage claim proceeding. In a case involving failure to pay the standard prevailing rate of wages provided for in Title 18, chapter 2, part 4, the district court may issue an order or a judgment enforcing the decision of the hearings officer.   History: En. 41-1314.4 by Sec. 1, Ch. 197, L. 1974; R.C.M. 1947, 41-1314.4; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 554, L. 1989; amd. Sec. 3, Ch. 490, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 90, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 442, L. 1999.