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2005 SESSION
HB 2638 Wages; employer who fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of embezzlement.
Introduced by: Adam P. Ebbin | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED:
Failure or refusal to pay wages; penalty. Provides that an employer who fraudulently fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the amount of wages is $10,000 or more or if it is a second or subsequent conviction. Under current law the refusal to pay wages is a Class 1 misdemeanor regardless of the amount. The bill also provides the determination as to the "value of the wages earned" shall be made by combining all wages the employer failed or refused to pay.
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Failure or refusal to pay wages; penalty. Provides that an employer who fraudulently fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor and is guilty of a Class 6 felony if the amount is $1,000 or more.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Failure or refusal to pay wages; penalty. Provides that an employer who fails or refuses to pay wages is guilty of embezzlement. Failure to pay wages payable immediately upon rendering of the services (e.g., such as wages paid to day laborers) gives rise to a presumption that the employer acted with wrong and fraudulent intent.