Getting Paid

Every employer pays all wages due at least once each calendar month, on regular paydays it sets in advance. Wages come as cash, a check on a bank or credit union convenient to the workplace, direct deposit at the employee's chosen institution, or, only if the employee elects it, an insured stored value card.

• N.D.C.C. § 34-14-02StatuteAgreed payday - Direct deposit - Stored value cardOpens ndlegis.gov ↗

• Apart from what law or a court order requires, an employer may withhold only advances, other than undocumented cash, and deductions the employee authorized in writing.
• A one time deduction must name its source specifically.
• A deduction for damage, breakage, shortage or negligence needs the employee's authorization at the time of the deduction.

• N.D.C.C. § 34-14-04.1StatuteLimitations on withholdingsOpens ndlegis.gov ↗

An employer who willfully refuses to pay wages due on demand, or falsely denies the amount to get a discount or to harass or delay, commits an infraction. So does an employee who falsifies the amount owed.

• N.D.C.C. § 34-14-07StatutePenaltiesOpens ndlegis.gov ↗