Wage theft prohibited.

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 224A.04

in effect

Sec. 224A.04. - Wage theft prohibited. (a) An employer must pay all wages earned by an employee by reason of employment, for work performed in the City of Saint Paul. It is a violation of this chapter for any employer to not pay all wages earned by an employee by reason of employment, for work performed in the city. (b) It is a violation of this chapter for an employer or any other person who is regularly engaged in business or commercial activity who has contracted with an employer or employee, directly or indirectly, for labor from which such person is the beneficiary, including general contractors, clients of staffing agencies, and labor brokers, to fail to ensure full payment of all wages lawfully due to an employee by the date required by a lawful agreement or by law. (1) Minn. Stat. §§ 181.10 and § 181.101 and any amendments thereto along with any other applicable Minnesota statutes controls how an employer pays wages to employees on a regular payday designated in advance. (2) The regular payday designated in advance must be identified in the employee wage notice required under Section 224A.06. (c) No employer may directly or indirectly cause an employee to give a receipt for wages for a greater amount than actually paid to the employee for services rendered. (d) No employer may directly or indirectly demand or receive from any employee any rebate or refund from the wages owed to the employee, when doing so would deprive an employee of wages that have been earned. This section is not intended to prevent employers from recovering overpayments of wages, provided that the employee must be given written notice before the overpayment is recovered. (e) No employer may make or attempt to make it appear that the wages paid to any employee were greater than the amount actually paid to the employee. (Ord 24-27, § 2, 11-6-24)

Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIILECO_TITXXIIIPUHESAWE_CH224AWATH_S224A.04WATHPRFetched: 11/1/2026