PRINTER'S NO. 145
No. 133 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY J. L. WRIGHT, JR., BURNS AND SWEET,
FEBRUARY 6, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LABOR RELATIONS, FEBRUARY 7, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637, No.329), entitled
2 "An act relating to the payment of wages or compensation for
3 labor or services; providing for regular pay days; conferring
4 powers and duties upon the Department of Labor and Industry,
5 including powers and duties with respect to the civil
6 collection of wages; providing civil and criminal penalties
7 for violations of the act; providing for their collection and
8 disposition and providing for additional civil damages,"
9 further providing for employe rights and notification as to
10 certain information.
11 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
12 hereby enacts as follows:
13 Section 1. Section 3, act of July 14, 1961 (P.L.637,
14 No.329), known as the "Wage Payment and Collection Law," is
15 amended by adding a subsection to read:
16 Section 3. Regular Payday.--* * *
17 (c) Shortages. In case of a shortage in his pay, an employe
18 shall not be docked for any time spent discussing the shortage
19 with his employer when the shortage is found to be the fault of
20 the employer.
21 Section 2. Section 4 of the act, amended July 14, 1977
22 (P.L.82, No.30), is amended to read:
1 Section 4. Notification.--It shall be the duty of every
2 employer to notify his employes in writing at the time of hiring
3 of the time and place of payment and the rate of pay, an
4 explanation of all deductions and the amount of any fringe
5 benefits or wage supplements to be paid to the employe, a third
6 party or a fund for the benefit of the employe and any change
7 with respect to any of these items prior to the time of said
8 change, also, the employer shall explain to the employe, prior
9 to payday, when the employe is to be deprived of any anticipated
10 moneys, and the paycheck stub shall indicate the reduction.
11 Alternatively, however, every employer may give such
12 notification by posting the aforementioned facts and keeping
13 them posted conspicuously at the employer's place of business.
14 Further, in cases where wages, amounts of any fringe benefits or
15 wage supplements are set forth in a bona fide collective
16 bargaining agreement and copies of that agreement are available
17 to employes, then this shall satisfy the employer's duty to give
18 notice.
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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