Title 34, Title 34: Labor in General

34-28-14. Actions by division as assignee -- Costs need not be advanced. (1) In all actions brought by the division as assignee under Section, no court costs of any nature shall be required to be advanced nor shall any bond or other security be required from the division in conne…

34-28-19. Retaliation prohibited -- Administrative process -- Enforcement -- Rulemaking. (1) An employer violates this chapter if the employer takes an action described in Subsectionagainst an employee because: (1)(b) the employee files a complaint or testifies in a proceeding re…

34-28-2. Definitions -- Unincorporated entities -- Joint employers -- Franchisors. (1) As used in this chapter: "Commission" means the Labor Commission. "Division" means the Division of Antidiscrimination and Labor. "Employer" means the same as that term is defined in 29 U.S.C. S…

34-28-3. Regular paydays -- Currency or negotiable checks required -- Deposit in financial institution -- Statement of total deductions -- Unlawful withholding or diversion of wages. (1) An employer shall pay the wages earned by an employee at regular intervals, but in periods no…

34-28-4. Notice of paydays -- Failure to notify a misdemeanor. (1) It shall be the duty of every employer to notify the employer's employees at the time of hiring of the day and place of payment, of the rate of pay, and of any change with respect to any of these items prior to th…

34-28-5. Separation from payroll -- Resignation -- Cessation because of industrial dispute. (1) When an employer separates an employee from the employer's payroll the unpaid wages of the employee become due immediately, and the employer shall pay the wages to the employee within …

34-28-6. Dispute over wages -- Notice and payment. (1) In case of a dispute over wages, the employer shall give written notice to the employee of the amount of wages that the employer concedes to be due and shall pay such amount without condition within the time set by this chapt…

34-28-7. Payment at more frequent intervals permitted -- Agreements to contravene chapter prohibited unless approved by division. Nothing contained in this chapter shall in any way limit or prohibit the payment of wages or compensation at more frequent intervals, or in greater am…

34-28-9. Enforcement of chapter -- Rulemaking authority. (1) The division shall: ensure compliance with this chapter; investigate any alleged violations of this chapter; and determine the validity of a claim for any violation of this chapter that is filed with the division by an …

34-28-9.5. Private cause of action. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), for a wage claim that is less than or equal to $10,000, the employee shall exhaust the employee's administrative remedies described in Sectionand rules made by the commission under Sectionbefore the emp…