Every employee has a lien upon all the property of that person's employer, as against any attachment or execution levied thereon, for the security of the employee's wages earned within the six months last preceding, to an amount not exceeding $1,000 or five weeks net wages, whichever is greater, subject to a maximum of $3,000. For purposes of this section, "wages" includes payments required to be made to a vacation or health, welfare, or pension fund on behalf of the employee. The lien shall not be affected by any agreement with the employer to waive the lien, and shall be preferred to mortgages, judgments, and other liens which attach after the beginning of the labor or services by which the wages were earned.
Minn. Stat. § 514.59
WAGES, LIEN AS AGAINST SEIZURE.
Known as the Minnesota Liens on Personal Property in Self-Service Storage Act
The act spans §§ 514–514 (89 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case B & S Rigging & Erection, Inc. v. Wydella (1984)
Most recently applied in B & S Rigging & Erection, Inc. v. Wydella (July 1984)
(8548) RL s 3541; 1981 c 43 s 1; 1986 c 444; 1991 c 48 s 1
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.