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16 12/2024 <br /> <br /> <br />#141 WAGE NONDISCLOSURE <br /> Under the Minnesota Wage Disclosure Protection Law, employees have the right to tell any person the <br />amount of their own wages. While the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minn. Stat. §13.43), <br />specifically lists an employee’s actual gross salary and salary range as public personnel data, Minnesota law <br />also requires wage disclosure protection rights and remedies to be included in employer personnel <br />handbooks. To that end, and in accordance with Minn. Stat. §181.172, the city may not: <br /> <br />• Require nondisclosure by an employee of his or her wages as a condition of employment. <br />• Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny an employee <br />• the right to disclose the employee’s wages. <br />• Take any adverse employment action against an employee for disclosing the employee’s own <br />wages or discussing another employee’s wages which have been disclosed voluntarily. <br />• Retaliate against an employee for asserting rights or remedies under Minn. Stat. §181.172, subd. 3. <br /> <br />The city cannot retaliate against an employee for disclosing their own wages. An employee’s remedies <br />under the Wage Disclosure Protection Law are to bring a civil action against the city and/or file a complaint <br />with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry at (651) 284-5070 or (800) 342-5354. <br /> <br />Management encourages you to discuss your compensation with your direct supervisor and/or the <br />Administrative Services Director. It is our policy to pay wages and salaries that are competitive with those <br />paid for similar jobs in our surrounding area. We maintain the accuracy of our wage and salary structure by <br />periodically checking what the competition pays. We also comply with the business and general economic <br />conditions of the industry.