 Wage and Hour Bulletin
February 2024
When are employees owed their last paycheck?
When an employee is fired or quits, Minnesota final pay laws determine when they are owed their last paycheck.
Employers are required to give a former employee their paycheck:
- Within 24 hours of the employee making a written demand for payment to the employer. This includes employees who are terminated, discharged or fired.
- The next regularly scheduled payday or, if the payday is within five days of the last day of work, up to 20 days if the employee does not make a written demand. This includes employees who voluntarily leave employment (quit), are terminated, discharged or fired.
If an employer does not pay an employee after receiving a written demand letter, the employee can contact the Department of Labor and Industry’s (DLI’s) Labor Standards Division to file a wage claim.
Find sample written demand letters, a video, a fact sheet and more at dli.mn.gov/final-wages.
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Think you may be owed back-wages?
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division is seeking workers who may be owed wages. Nationwide, there is more than $161 million owed to more than 222,000 workers that sits unclaimed. For more information and to access the federal unclaimed wage database, visit dol.gov/agencies/whd/wow.
Find more information about the Minnesota Unclaimed Property database at dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/unclaimed-back-wages.
New fund reimburses employers for accommodations
Across Minnesota, people with disabilities are working in every kind of job. Some people with disabilities have adapted part of their job to make it possible to perform their job duties. Under state and federal law, employers are required to provide and pay for the cost of reasonable workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Small and mid-sized businesses in Minnesota can apply for reimbursement for the cost of accommodations through the new Employer Reasonable Accommodation Fund. Learn more and apply at mn.gov/deed/business/financing-business/eraf.
We're hiring: Labor investigator, intake
Labor Standards is hiring a labor investigator who will conduct intake for claims for wage and hour complaints and respond to public inquiries about wage and hour laws. Candidates are required to be fluent in Spanish.
For more information, visit the Minnesota Careers website, click "View All Jobs" and enter job I.D. number 73617 for complete information and to apply.
Wage and Hour Bulletin archive
Find past editions of The Wage and Hour Bulletin at dli.mn.gov/business/employment-practices/minnesota-wage-and-hour-bulletin.
Questions?
Labor Standards serves the people of Minnesota by providing information about the state's wage, hour and employment laws.
Phone: 651-284-5075 or 800-342-5354 Email: dli.laborstandards@state.mn.us Website: dli.mn.gov/laborlaw
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