2025 Session
Last amended: 1997 session
§ 181.02 — Salary or Wages Not to Be Paid by Nonnegotiable Instruments
Plain-Language Summary
Employers must not require workers to agree to give up their right to collect damages for personal injuries caused by the employer's negligence.
181.02 SALARY OR WAGES NOT TO BE PAID BY NONNEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS.
It is unlawful for an employer, other than a public service corporation, to issue to any employee in lieu of or in payment of any salary or wages earned by the employee a nonnegotiable time check or order.
History:
(4134) 1917 c 348 s 1; 1996 c 386 s 8; 1997 c 83 s 1
History: History: (4134) 1917 c 348 s 1; 1996 c 386 s 8; 1997 c 83 s 1
Practical Notes
Your employer cannot make you sign away your right to sue for workplace injuries caused by their carelessness.