See also LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT
Advances or draws against future earnings, defined as wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Agreements of hire, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.55
Appeals, rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.29
Apprentices, rulemaking, disabled persons, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.28
Assessments, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Assignment, sale, or transfer
Employer, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.05
Garnishment, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.041
Public employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.063
Rights of action, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.04
Time, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.06
Unearned wages as security, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.07
Attorney fees, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Audits and examinations, workers' compensation self-insurers, Minn. Statutes 2016 79A.03
Average monthly salary, defined, legislators retirement plan, Minn. Statutes 2016 3A.01
Average salary, definitions
Combined service benefits, Minn. Statutes 2016 356.302, 356.303
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
State Patrol, retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 352B.011
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2016 354A.011, 354A.31
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 354.05
Average weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Avoiding or refusing to receive payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.15, 181.171
Awards, information on racketeering, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.909
Back pay
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Determination by Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Unemployment insurance, benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 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 2016 60B.44
Collective bargaining, rights, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.35
Commercial bribery, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.86
Commissions, see COMMISSIONS (COMPENSATION)
Comparable worth, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Compensation
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2016 62B.08, 176.011
Exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 317A.257
Compensation for injuries, see DAMAGES
Complaints, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Damages
Employers, liability, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Data, labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2016 116J.4011, 136F.37
Deductions
Faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.79
Limitations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.24
Reimbursements, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.24
Default, discharged employees, rights, Minn. Statutes 2016 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 2016 181.66
Job opportunity building zones, Minn. Statutes 2016 469.310
Judges retirement, Minn. Statutes 2016 490.121
Little Davis-Bacon Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.42
Minnesota family investment program (MFIP), Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.08
Salary, see same under this topic
Supplemental Aid Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 256D.35
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2016 354A.011
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Wages, see same under this topic
Warehouse law, Minn. Statutes 2016 231.01
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2016 270C.69
Workers' compensation, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Disclosure
Child support, enforcement, Minn. Statutes 2016 256.978
Employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Employment references, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Nondisclosure requirements, prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Payment options, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Discrimination, unfair practices, Minn. Statutes 2016 363A.08
Earned income
Compensation and salaries defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.08
Earnings defined as, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Earnings statements
Compliance orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
False statements, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.032
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Requirements, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.032
Employee gainsharing system, Minn. Statutes 2016 16A.90
Employees, disciplinary action, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.967
Employment earnings
Offset to retirement plan annuities, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.115, 354.44, 354A.31
Offset to retirement plan disability benefits
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.113
MSRS correctional employees retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.95
Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.656
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.33
State Patrol retirement fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 352B.10
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2016 354A.36
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 354.48
Equal pay for equal work, wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66 to 181.71
Evidence, faulty workmanship, loss, theft, or damage, deductions, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.79
Executions, levy on earnings, Minn. Statutes 2016 550.136, 550.142
Fines, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.30
Garnishment, see Compensation and salaries under GARNISHMENT
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.16
Gratuities (tips), see GRATUITIES (TIPS)
Holiday pay
Benefits or wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.74
Minnesota family investment program, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.46, 256J.521
Prevailing wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.42
Public corporation employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 15A.086
State employees, leaves of absence, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.49
State lottery employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 15A.086
Unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035, 268.085
Workers compensation, daily wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Hourly basic rate, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.42, 177.43
Income, compensation defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 65B.43
Injunctions, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Interest, payment violations, orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Investigations, payment, complaints, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Judicial officers, Minn. Statutes 2016 609.415
Jurisdiction, lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.171
Labor market analysis, Minn. Statutes 2016 116J.4011, 136F.37
Lawsuits
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.171
Isolation or quarantine, employer violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 144.4196
Liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 514.59 to 514.61
Manual labor, action for wages, venue, Minn. Statutes 2016 542.08
Payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.14
Recovery of unpaid wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 541.07
Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.67, 181.68
Liability, employers, employees quitting or resigning, payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.14
Limits, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.17
Lost wages, mothers, due to medical necessity, paternity lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 257.66
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, liens for wages, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 514.59 to 514.61
Mediation, back wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
MFIP participants
Grant diversion participants, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.69
Self-employed participants, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.37
Minimum wage, see MINIMUM WAGE
Nondisclosure requirements, prohibition, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.172
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.171
Out-of-pocket expenses, reimbursements, MFIP, income exclusions, Minn. Statutes 2016 256J.21
Overtime, see OVERTIME
Parenting leave, see PREGNANCY AND PARENTING LEAVE
Pay equity, see COMPARABLE WORTH
Payment
Amount, deception, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.03
Complaints, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Consideration for securing employment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.031
Discharged employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.11, 181.13
Employees quitting or resigning, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.14
Failure to pay, penalties, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.101
Frequency of payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.10, 181.101, 181.11
Labor and Industry Department, duties, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.101
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.101, 181.171
Methods, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Nonnegotiable instruments, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 181.02
Orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Partnerships, profit-sharing, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2016 323A.0202
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.255
Priority, distribution of employer assets, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.057
Receipts greater than amount, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.03
Severance, unemployment insurance, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Surviving spouses, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.58
Unemployment insurance taxes, priority, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.057
Weekly earnings, unemployment benefits, effect, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.085
Payroll checks, presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2016 345.39
Payroll deductions, see PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS
Payroll processing firms
Gambling, Minn. Statutes 2016 349.19
Withholding (taxes), see Third-party bulk filers under WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Payrolls
Income and franchise taxes, Minn. Statutes 2016 290.191
Inspection, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Payroll card accounts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23, 177.255
Reports about, Minn. Statutes 2016 79A.03
State contracts, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.43
Transcriptions, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Trunk highway construction, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.44
Workers' compensation self-insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 79A.04
Per diem, compensation, exclusion, nonprofit corporations, Minn. Statutes 2016 317A.257
Personnel records
Compensation and salary records defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.960
Subpoenas, county attorneys, Minn. Statutes 2016 388.23
Petit juries, see PETIT JURIES
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.41
Presumption of abandonment, Minn. Statutes 2016 345.39
Prevailing wage, see PREVAILING WAGE
Prisoners
Prison employment, see Employment under PRISONERS
Work release, see WORK RELEASE
Probation officers, Minn. Statutes 2016 244.19
Public libraries, see LIBRARY BOARDS
Records and record keeping
Back wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Retention, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30
Submitting to Labor and Industry Department, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.30, 177.32
Reduction, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.24
Restrictions, local government employees, Minn. Statutes 2016 43A.17
Salary
Definitions
Minnesota State Retirement System, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.01
Public employees police and fire fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Public Employees Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Teachers retirement, Saint Paul, Minn. Statutes 2016 354A.011
Teachers Retirement Association, Minn. Statutes 2016 354.05
Fees defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 353.01
Offset to retirement plan annuities or disability benefits, see Employment earnings under this topic
Wages defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 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 2016 268.035
State deferred compensation plan, see STATE DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
Statutes of limitations, recovery of wages, Minn. Statutes 2016 541.07
Subsidized jobs, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Substantial adverse change, quitting, good reason caused by the employer, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.095
Suitable employment, determination, unemployment insurance, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Survey data, classification, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.435
Surviving spouses, payment to, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.58
Taxable wages
Assessments, workforce development fund, Minn. Statutes 2016 116L.20
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Tips, see GRATUITIES (TIPS)
Unauthorized compensation, receipt by public officials, Minn. Statutes 2016 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 2016 181.79
Payment violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Records violations, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27, 177.30
Wage deduction violations, enforcement orders, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.27
Wage discrimination based on sex, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.67, 181.70
Wage supplements, failure to pay, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.74
Wage discrimination based on sex
Compromises not defense, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.68
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66, 181.71
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66 to 181.71
Lawsuits, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.67, 181.68
Violations and penalties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.67, 181.70
Wage subsidies, see WAGE SUBSIDIES
Wage supplements, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.74
Wages
Definitions
Equal Pay for Equal Work Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.66
Fair Labor Standards Act, Minn. Statutes 2016 177.23
Prompt payment law, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.13, 181.14
Social Security law, Minn. Statutes 2016 355.01
Supplemental nursing services agencies, Minn. Statutes 2016 144A.74
Unemployment Insurance Law, Minn. Statutes 2016 268.035
Withholding (taxes), Minn. Statutes 2016 270C.69
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, Minn. Statutes 2016 514.59
Prompt payment, Minn. Statutes 2016 181.13, 181.14
Salary defined as, Minn. Statutes 2016 352.01
Weekly wage, Minn. Statutes 2016 176.011
Withholding (taxes), see WITHHOLDING (TAXES)
Women, equal pay certificates, Minn. Statutes 2016 13.552, 363A.44
Workers' compensation, see WORKERS COMPENSATION