Mississippi HB891: Written earnings statement; require employer to provide upon employee's written request.

What the bill says

An act to require an employer to provide a written earnings statement to an employee upon receiving a written request; to specify the information that must be included in the written earnings statement; to require the office of the attorney general to provide information on its website regarding an employee's right to request a written earnings statement and to file a complaint against an employer who fails to provide such statement; to impose a $750.00 fine on any employer who violates this act; and for related purposes.

From the engrossed text:

AN ACT TO REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT TO AN EMPLOYEE UPON RECEIVING A WRITTEN REQUEST; TO SPECIFY THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE REGARDING AN EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO REQUEST A WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AN EMPLOYER WHO FAILS TO PROVIDE SUCH STATEMENT; TO IMPOSE A $750.00 FINE ON ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, "pay period" means the period that an employee works for which salary or wages are regularly paid under the employee's employment agreement. (2) A current or former employee may make a written request to his or her employer for a written earnings statement covering the employee's pay period for the period requested. The employee's written request must be sent by Certified Mail with Return Receipt Requested, hand delivered with signed receipt, or sent by email to the employer or the employer's agent. *HR43/R1151* H. B. No. 891 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1151 PAGE 1 (ELS\KP) (3) The employer shall provide the written earnings statement to the employee no later than twenty-one (21) days after …