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HB891 • 2026

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

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.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Fondren
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill did not pass and therefore does not have an effective date.

Require Employers to Provide Written Earnings Statements

This bill requires employers to provide written earnings statements to employees upon request and outlines the information that must be included in these statements.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires an employer to give a written earnings statement to an employee after receiving a written request from the employee.
  • Specifies what information must be on the earnings statement, such as the employee's name, pay rate, total earnings, and any deductions.
  • Requires the Office of the Attorney General to post information about an employee's right to request a written earnings statement and file complaints against employers who do not provide these statements on its official website.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employees who can ask their employer for a written earnings statement.
  • Employers who must provide these statements when requested by employees.
  • The Office of the Attorney General, which is responsible for posting information and handling complaints.

Terms To Know

pay period
A specific time frame during which an employee works and receives payment.
deduction
Money taken out of an employee's pay for reasons like taxes or benefits.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass in the session it was introduced.
  • It specifies a fine of $750.00 for employers who do not comply with the requirements.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    03/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-02-19 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/19 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

  3. 2026-02-05 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/05 (H) Transmitted To Senate

  4. 2026-02-04 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/04 (H) Passed

  5. 2026-01-28 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/28 (H) Title Suff Do Pass

  6. 2026-01-16 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/16 (H) Referred To Business and Commerce

Official Summary Text

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

Current Bill Text

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To: Business and Commerce
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Representative Fondren

HOUSE BILL NO. 891

AN ACT TO REQUIRE AN EMPLOYER TO PROVIDE A WRITTEN EARNINGS 1
STATEMENT TO AN EMPLOYEE UPON RECEIVING A WRITTEN REQUEST; TO 2
SPECIFY THE INFORMATION THAT MUST BE INCLUDED IN THE WRITTEN 3
EARNINGS STATEMENT; TO REQUIRE THE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL 4
TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON ITS WEBSITE REGARDING AN EMPLOYEE'S 5
RIGHT TO REQUEST A WRITTEN EARNINGS STATEMENT AND TO FILE A 6
COMPLAINT AGAINST AN EMPLOYER WHO FAILS TO PROVIDE SUCH STATEMENT; 7
TO IMPOSE A $750.00 FINE ON ANY EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS ACT; 8
AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 9
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 10
SECTION 1. (1) As used in this section, "pay period" means 11
the period that an employee works for which salary or wages are 12
regularly paid under the employee's employment agreement. 13
(2) A current or former employee may make a written request 14
to his or her employer for a written earnings statement covering 15
the employee's pay period for the period requested. The 16
employee's written request must be sent by Certified Mail with 17
Return Receipt Requested, hand delivered with signed receipt, or 18
sent by email to the employer or the employer's agent. 19
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(3) The employer shall provide the written earnings 20
statement to the employee no later than twenty-one (21) days after 21
receiving the written request from the employee. 22
(4) The written earnings statement must be signed by the 23
employer or the employer's agent and must include: 24
(a) The name of the employee; 25
(b) The rate of pay; 26
(c) The total amount of pay earned by the employee 27
during the pay period; 28
(d) Any deduction made from the employee's pay and the 29
purpose of the deduction; 30
(e) The amount of pay after all deductions are made; 31
and 32
(f) The total number of: 33
(i) Hours worked by the employee if the employee's 34
pay is computed by the hour; or 35
(ii) Units produced by the employee during the pay 36
period if the employee's pay is computed on a piece rate. 37
(5) An earnings statement may be provided in any written 38
form determined by the employer. The information required by 39
subsection (4) of this section may be stated on a check voucher or 40
bank draft given to an employee for the employee's wages. 41
(6) (a) The Office of the Attorney General shall post on 42
its official website information regarding an employee's right to 43
request a written earnings statement as provided in this section 44
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ST: Written earnings statement; require
employer to provide upon employee's written
request.
and information regarding an employee's right to file a complaint 45
against an employer who violates this section. 46
(b) An employee must make the complaint in the format 47
prescribed by the Office of the Attorney General and must include 48
any information required by the Office of the Attorney General. 49
The Office of the Attorney General shall provide a link on its 50
official website for an employee to file a complaint 51
electronically, a telephone number for an employee to file a 52
complaint via telephone, and a mailing address for an employee to 53
file a complaint via mail. 54
(c) The Attorney General shall investigate the filed 55
complaints, and if an employer is found to be in violation of this 56
section, the Attorney General shall fine the employer Seven 57
Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00) for each violation. 58
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 59
and after July 1, 2026. 60