SB 1182 Summary

• Requires public employers to obtain advance express written or electronic authorization from employees before deducting third-party payments from paychecks, effective October 1, 2013.

• Limits the scope of the original law by applying only to public employers (entities relying primarily on tax revenues) rather than all public and private employers.

• Establishes a civil penalty of at least $10,000 per violation for public employers that knowingly violate the authorization requirement.

• Exempts certain deductions from the authorization requirement, including health care/retirement benefits, taxes, separate segregated fund contributions, and deductions otherwise required by law with annual notice.

• Allows employees to rescind authorization by submitting written notice of resignation from the associated organization, with the employer having one pay period to process the rescission.