(a) At the end of each pay period, the employer shall provide each employee an earnings statement, either in writing or by electronic means, covering that pay period. An employer who chooses to provide an earnings statement by electronic means must provide employee access to an employer-owned computer during an employee's regular working hours to review and print earnings statements.
(b) The earnings statement may be in any form determined by the employer but must include:
(1) the name of the employee;
(2) the rate or rates of pay and basis thereof, including whether the employee is paid by hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other method;
(3) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
(4) the total number of hours worked by the employee unless exempt from chapter 177;
(5) the total amount of gross pay earned by the employee during that period;
(6) a list of deductions made from the employee's pay;
(7) the net amount of pay after all deductions are made;
(8) the date on which the pay period ends;
(9) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if different from the legal name;
(10) the physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business, and a mailing address if different; and
(11) the telephone number of the employer.
(c) An employer must provide earnings statements to an employee in writing, rather than by electronic means, if the employer has received at least 24 hours notice from an employee that the employee would like to receive earnings statements in written form. Once an employer has received notice from an employee that the employee would like to receive earnings statements in written form, the employer must comply with that request on an ongoing basis.
(d) At the start of employment, an employer shall provide each employee a written notice containing the following information:
(1) the rate or rates of pay and basis thereof, including whether the employee is paid by the hour, shift, day, week, salary, piece, commission, or other method, and the specific application of any additional rates;
(2) allowances, if any, claimed pursuant to permitted meals and lodging;
(3) paid vacation, sick time, or other paid time-off accruals and terms of use;
(4) the employee's employment status and whether the employee is exempt from minimum wage, overtime, and other provisions of chapter 177, and on what basis;
(5) a list of deductions that may be made from the employee's pay;
(6) the number of days in the pay period, the regularly scheduled pay day, and the pay day on which the employee will receive the first payment of wages earned;
(7) the legal name of the employer and the operating name of the employer if different from the legal name;
(8) the physical address of the employer's main office or principal place of business, and a mailing address if different; and
(9) the telephone number of the employer.
(e) The employer must keep a copy of the notice under paragraph (d) signed by each employee acknowledging receipt of the notice. The notice must be provided to each employee in English. The English version of the notice must include text provided by the commissioner that informs employees that they may request, by indicating on the form, the notice be provided in a particular language. If requested, the employer shall provide the notice in the language requested by the employee. The commissioner shall make available to employers the text to be included in the English version of the notice required by this section and assist employers with translation of the notice in the languages requested by their employees.
(f) An employer must provide the employee any written changes to the information contained in the notice under paragraph (d) prior to the date the changes take effect.
1Sp1985 c 13 s 291; 1996 c 386 s 11; 2006 c 253 s 13; 1Sp2019 c 7 art 3 s 11
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 175 - 186 — Labor, Industry
Section 181.01 — Wages Of Minors; To Whom Paid.
Section 181.02 — Salary Or Wages Not To Be Paid By Nonnegotiable Instruments.
Section 181.03 — Certain Acts Relating To Payment Of Wages Unlawful.
Section 181.031 — Employers Not To Accept Consideration For Securing Employment.
Section 181.032 — Required Statement Of Earnings By Employer; Notice To Employee.
Section 181.04 — Assignment, Sale, Or Transfer Of Wages; When Not Effective.
Section 181.041 — Garnishment; Assignment, Sale, Or Transfer Of Wages; When Not Effective.
Section 181.05 — Consent Of Employer To Assignment Required.
Section 181.06 — Assignment Of Wages; Payroll Deductions.
Section 181.063 — Assignment Of Wages, Public Employees.
Section 181.07 — Assignment Of Unearned Wages As Security.
Section 181.08 — Public Service Corporations; Payment Of Wages, Requirements.
Section 181.09 — Recovery Of Wages, Costs.
Section 181.10 — Wages Paid Every 15 Days.
Section 181.101 — Wages; How Often Paid.
Section 181.11 — Discharged Employee Must Be Paid Within 24 Hours.
Section 181.13 — Penalty For Failure To Pay Wages Promptly.
Section 181.14 — Payment To Employees Who Quit Or Resign; Settlement Of Disputes.
Section 181.145 — Prompt Payment Of Commissions To Commission Salespeople.
Section 181.15 — When Employee Not Entitled To Benefits.
Section 181.16 — Construction Of Sections 181.13 To 181.171.
Section 181.171 — Court Actions; Private Party Civil Actions.
Section 181.172 — Wage Disclosure Protection.
Section 181.1721 — Attorney General Enforcement.
Section 181.275 — Regulating Nurses' Overtime.
Section 181.52 — Interference With Employment.
Section 181.53 — Conditions Precedent To Employment Not Required.
Section 181.535 — Armed Forces Reserves Or National Guard Status.
Section 181.54 — Commissioner Of Human Services, Safety Inspection Work.
Section 181.55 — Written Statement To Employees By Employers.
Section 181.56 — No Statement Given; Burden Of Proof.
Section 181.57 — Application Of Sections 181.55 And 181.56.
Section 181.58 — Surviving Spouse Paid Wages Due.
Section 181.59 — Discrimination On Account Of Race, Creed, Or Color Prohibited In Contract.
Section 181.61 — Medical Examination; Records, Costs.
Section 181.63 — Sale Or Use Of Silicate, Silica Dust, Or Silicon Flour For Certain Purposes.
Section 181.635 — Recruitment; Food Processing Employment.
Section 181.64 — False Statements As Inducement To Entering Employment.
Section 181.645 — Expenses For Background Checks, Testing, And Orientation.
Section 181.66 — Equal Pay For Equal Work Law; Definitions.
Section 181.67 — Wage Discrimination Based On Sex; Protection Of Employees Involved In Proceeding.
Section 181.68 — Actions; Limitations, Damages, Attorney Fees, Parties, Compromises.
Section 181.721 — Construction Bid Equity.
Section 181.722 — Misrepresentation Of Employment Relationship Prohibited.
Section 181.723 — Construction Contractors.
Section 181.73 — Migrant Labor; Health Insurance.
Section 181.74 — Failure Of Employer To Pay Benefits Or Wage Supplements, Penalty.
Section 181.75 — Polygraph Tests Of Employees Or Prospective Employees Prohibited.
Section 181.76 — Disclosure Of Lie Detector Tests Prohibited.
Section 181.78 — Agreements; Terms Relating To Inventions.
Section 181.79 — Wages Deductions For Faulty Workmanship, Loss, Theft, Or Damage.
Section 181.80 — Union Notice Of Injury Or Death.
Section 181.81 — Dismissal For Age; Prohibition; Exceptions; Remedies.
Section 181.82 — Benefits Based On Job Performance Prohibited.
Section 181.83 — Corn Detasselers; Termination Of Employment.
Section 181.84 — Corn Detasselers; Work Conditions.
Section 181.85 — Migrant Labor; Definitions.
Section 181.86 — Employment Statement.
Section 181.87 — Payment Terms.
Section 181.88 — Record Keeping.
Section 181.89 — Civil Actions.
Section 181.90 — Use Wagner-peyser System.
Section 181.91 — Preservation Of Existing Remedies.
Section 181.92 — Leaves For Adoptive Parents.
Section 181.93 — Notice To Employees And Applicants Of Bankruptcy.
Section 181.931 — Definitions.
Section 181.932 — Disclosure Of Information By Employees.
Section 181.933 — Notice Of Termination.
Section 181.934 — Employee Notice.
Section 181.935 — Individual Remedies; Penalty.
Section 181.937 — Reprisals For Failure To Contribute; Civil Action.
Section 181.938 — Nonwork Activities; Prohibited Employer Conduct.
Section 181.939 — Nursing Mothers, Lactating Employees, And Pregnancy Accommodations.
Section 181.940 — Definitions.
Section 181.941 — Pregnancy And Parenting Leave.
Section 181.9412 — School Conference And Activities Leave.
Section 181.9413 — Sick Leave Benefits; Care Of Relatives.
Section 181.942 — Reinstatement After Leave.
Section 181.943 — Relationship To Other Leave.
Section 181.9435 — Division; Investigations, Reports.
Section 181.9436 — Posting Of Law.
Section 181.944 — Individual Remedies.
Section 181.945 — Leave For Bone Marrow Donations.
Section 181.9456 — Leave For Organ Donation.
Section 181.9458 — Authorization For Blood Donation Leave.
Section 181.946 — Leave For Civil Air Patrol Service.
Section 181.948 — Leave To Attend Military Ceremonies.
Section 181.950 — Definitions.
Section 181.951 — Authorized Drug And Alcohol Testing.
Section 181.952 — Policy Contents; Prior Written Notice.
Section 181.953 — Reliability And Fairness Safeguards.
Section 181.954 — Privacy, Confidentiality, And Privilege Safeguards.
Section 181.955 — Construction.
Section 181.957 — Federal Preemption.
Section 181.960 — Definitions.
Section 181.961 — Review Of Personnel Record By Employee.
Section 181.962 — Removal Or Revision Of Information.
Section 181.963 — Use Of Omitted Personnel Record.
Section 181.9631 — Notice Of Employee Rights.
Section 181.964 — Retaliation Prohibited.
Section 181.9641 — Enforcement.
Section 181.966 — Additional Right Of Access To Records.
Section 181.967 — Employment References.
Section 181.970 — Employee Indemnification.
Section 181.9731 — Public Safety Peer Counseling.
Section 181.9732 — Critical Incident Stress Management.
Section 181.974 — Genetic Testing In Employment.