MINNESOTA
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7)
Enforcement: what are the penalties for violations? Criminal
or fines?
A.) Minnesota Statutes '177.44 also states that
anyone who forces an employee by any kind of threat to accept
lower wages may be fined up to $1,000 and/or imprisoned for
up to one year. It further provides that any employee who knowingly
allows the contractor or subcontractor to pay less than the
prevailing wage or who gives up any pay due may be fined up
to $40, jailed not more than 30 days, or both. Each day that
a violation continues is a separate offense.
B.) The penalty for nonpayment by contractors
and subcontractors is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of
not more than $300, imprisonment of not more than 90 days, or
both. Each day that a violation continues is a separate offense.
C.) Contract officers who administer contracts
without prevailing wage compliance, and contractors, subcontractors
or agents who knowingly pay workers below prevailing wage, are
subject to misdemeanor penalties. Repetitive violations are
considered a separate offense punishable by a maximum fine of
$700, imprisonment for no more than 90 days or both.
