At least once every 31 days, on a regular payday designated in advance by the employer. Commissions must be paid at least once every three months. That is the general rule in Minn. Stat. § 181.101, and it applies regardless of whether an employee requests payment at longer intervals.
No. Minn. Stat. § 181.032, paragraph (f) requires an employer to provide any written changes to the information in your wage notice, which includes your rate of pay, prior to the date the changes take effect.
At the start of employment, a Minnesota employer must give you a written notice setting out how you will be paid. Minn. Stat. § 181.032, paragraph (d) lists nine items it must contain. You must sign it, the employer must keep the signed copy, and you can require it in a language other than English.
At the end of every pay period, a Minnesota employer must give you an earnings statement covering that period. Minn. Stat. § 181.032 sets twelve items it must contain, and the employer may choose the format but not the contents.
Minnesota’s Payment of Wages Act is the group of statutes at the front of Minn. Stat. chapter 181 governing how and when you are paid, what your employer must tell you in writing, and what may be taken out of your check. It is separate from the minimum wage and overtime rules, which sit in chapter 177.
A Minneapolis worker owed wages has more than one route, and the routes differ in what they cover, what they can order and whether they pay your attorney fees. The main three are a complaint to the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights, a wage claim with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry, and a civil action in district court. A fourth exists for federal minimum wage and overtime violations through the U.S. Department of Labor.
