Minnesota § 181.08 - PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; PAYMENT OF WAGES, REQUIREMENTS
Full text of Minnesota Minnesota Statutes § 181.08 — PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; PAYMENT OF WAGES, REQUIREMENTS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 181.08. PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; PAYMENT OF WAGES, REQUIREMENTS
All public service corporations doing business within this state are required to pay their employees at least semimonthly the wages earned by them to within 15 days of the date of such payment, unless prevented by inevitable casualty. Such wages less any voluntarily authorized payroll deduction set out in section 181.06 shall be paid in cash, or by checks convertible into cash at full face value thereof, without any service, exchange, discount, float, or other charges, at a bank designated by such public service corporation located in any city in which the employee to whom the check is issued is employed or into which such employee is required to go in the performance of work for the company issuing the same. It shall be the duty of the corporation to make necessary arrangements with a bank for the cashing of these checks without such charges, or to reimburse any employee who has paid such charges upon request. When an employee shall be discharged wages shall be paid at the time of discharge or whenever the employee shall demand the same thereafter; allowing a reasonable time within which to compute wages due and to make authorized and other deductions required by law.
History:
(4139) 1915 c 29 s 1; 1915 c 37 s 1; 1945 c 478 s 1; 1951 c 213 s 2; 1953 c 393 s 1; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444
Official Publication of the State of Minnesota
Revisor of Statutes
Source: official Minnesota text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Minnesota § 181.08
What does Minnesota Statutes § 181.08 cover?
Section 181.08 ("PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS; PAYMENT OF WAGES, REQUIREMENTS") is part of the Minnesota Statutes, the codified statutory law of Minnesota. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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