Remedies and relief; list of outstanding violations.

Saint Paul Legislative Code § 224A.13

in effect

Sec. 224A.13. - Remedies and relief; list of outstanding violations. (a) If an employer is found to have violated this chapter, the director may order the employer to cease and desist from engaging in the violative practice and may order any appropriate relief, including, but not limited to: (1) Reinstatement. (2) Payment of wages unlawfully withheld, for any violation of this chapter and restitution for any out-of-pocket expenses resulting from violation of this chapter. The department may include reasonable interest in any damages calculation. a. If the records maintained by the employer do not provide sufficient information to determine the exact amount of wages due an employee, the department may make a determination of wages due based on available evidence. (3) Payment of liquidated damages to employee(s) in the amount of wages unlawfully withheld multiplied by two (2), or five hundred dollars ($500.00), whichever amount is greater. a. Liquidated damages may be awarded to an employee as provided in this section in compensation for payment of wages more than seventy-two (72) hours after the regularly scheduled payday even if all wages earned by the employee are paid before the director makes a finding that the employer has violated this chapter. (4) Debarment. An employer found to be in violation of this chapter two (2) or more times in a three (3) year period may be subject to debarment. a. An employer that is the subject of a final order for which all appeal rights have been exhausted will not be permitted to bid, or have a bid considered, on any city contract until such amounts due under the final order have been paid in full to the director. If an employer is the subject of a final order two (2) times or more within a three (3) year period, the contractor or subcontractor may not be allowed to bid on any city contract for three (3) years. This subsection is to be construed to provide grounds for debarment separate from, and in addition to, those contained in Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 185 and will not be governed by that chapter if nothing in this subsection will be construed to limit the application. b. A debarment under this section will be in effect against any successor corporation or business entity that has one (1) or more of the same principals or officers as the employer against whom the debarment was imposed; and the successor corporation or business is engaged in the same or equivalent trade or activity. (5) List of outstanding violations. The department may periodically publish a list of employers who have been determined to be in violation of this chapter and which have unpaid relief due to employees or unpaid fines or costs due to the department, along with the amounts of such unpaid relief or fines. No employer may be placed on this list unless the determination is final and all rights of appeal have been exhausted, and at least thirty (30) days have passed since such determination became final. Any employer who has fully paid all relief, fines and costs ordered to be paid, and has provided satisfactory proof of such payment to the department, must be removed from the list. (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.13RERELIOUVIFetched: 11/1/2026