Title 34, Labor and Employment

The public policy of this state is declared to be that the practice of discriminating on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees of one sex at a lesser rate than the rate paid to employees of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs which have comparable requirements un…

In this chapter, unless the context or subject matter otherwise requires: 1. "Commissioner" means the labor commissioner. 2. "Employ" includes to suffer or permit to work. 3. "Employee" means any individual employed by an employer, including individuals employed by the state or a…

1. An employer may not discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of gender, by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this state at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite gender for comparable work …

The commissioner has the power and duty to carry out the provisions of this chapter and for this purpose, the commissioner, or the commissioner's authorized representative, has power to: 1. With the consent of the employer or upon appropriate court order, for cause, enter the pla…

1. An employer that violates the provisions of section 34-06.1-03 is liable to the employee or employees affected in the amount of their unpaid wages, and in instances of willful violation in employee suits up to an additional equal amount as liquidated damages. 2. Any one or mor…

Court action under this chapter may be commenced no later than two years after the unlawful employment practice occurred. However, if a complaint of a discriminatory practice is first filed with the commissioner, this period of limitation for bringing an action in the district co…

An employer subject to this chapter shall make, keep, and maintain records of the wages and wage rates, job classifications, and other terms and conditions of employment of the individuals employed by the employer; shall preserve such records for as long as the employee is employ…

Any person who violates any provision of this chapter, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made any complaint relating to a violation of any provision of this chapter, or has instituted, or caused to be instituted …