Reciprocal agreements for collection of claims for wages or commissions assigned to Labor Commissioner; maintenance of actions.
1. The Labor Commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency of any other state, or with the person, board, officer or commission authorized to act for and on behalf of such Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency, for the collection in such other state of claims or judgments for wages, commissions and other demands based upon claims previously assigned to the Labor Commissioner.
2. The Labor Commissioner may, to the extent provided for by any reciprocal agreement entered into pursuant to subsection 1 or by the laws of any other state, maintain actions in the courts of such other state for the collection of such claims for wages or commissions, judgments and other demands, and may assign such claims, judgments and demands to the Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency of such other state for collection, to the extent that the same may be permitted or provided for by the laws of such state or by such reciprocal agreement.
3. The Labor Commissioner may, upon the written request of the Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency of any other state or of any person, board, officer or commission of such state authorized to act for and on behalf of such Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency, maintain actions in the courts of this state upon assigned claims for wages or commissions, judgments and demands arising in such other state in the same manner and to the same extent that such actions by the Labor Commissioner are authorized when arising in this state; but such actions may be commenced and maintained only in those cases where such other state, by appropriate legislation or by reciprocal agreement, extends a like comity to cases arising in this state.
Last modified: February 25, 2006