1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to commerce; modifying definition of "wage";
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.23,
1.4 	subdivision 4.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 177.23,
1.7 	subdivision 4, is amended to read:
1.8 		Subd. 4.Wage.  "Wage" means compensation due to an
1.9 	employee by reason of employment, payable in by legal tender of
1.10 	the United States, by check on banks convertible into cash on
1.11 	demand at full face value,or, except for instances of written
1.12 	objection to the employer by the employee, by direct deposit to
1.13 	the employee's choice of demand deposit account or electronic
1.14 	transfer to a stored value or debit card, subject to allowances
1.15 	permitted by rules of the department under section 177.28,
1.16 	provided that for stored value or debit card payment, at least
1.17 	one free transaction is provided per pay period and any other
1.18 	fees or other charges are prominently disclosed to the employee.