Wage Payment and Collection Act

This act governs the payment of wages by employers to their employees, setting requirements for how and when workers must be paid. It requires employers to disclose the rate of pay and the time and place of payment at hiring, mandates regular pay periods with deadlines for paying earned wages, and requires that final compensation be paid promptly after separation from employment. It also addresses gratuities, payroll cards, and reimbursement of employee expenses, extends liability to corporate officers and agents who knowingly permit violations as well as to primary contractors for construction-industry wage claims, and charges the state labor department with investigating violations, recovering unpaid wages for aggrieved employees, and imposing penalties.

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