§ 28-15-9 - Wage deductions exempt.
SECTION 28-15-9
§ 28-15-9 Wage deductions exempt. –(a) None of the sections of this chapter shall be applicable to, control, orprohibit the deduction from wages of an employee by an employer in accordancewith the terms of a collective bargaining agreement entered into with theemployer by a labor organization which is the authorized collective bargainingagent of a majority of the employees in a bargaining unit of employees in whichthe employee is employed; provided, that the amount deducted from the wages ofthe employee is to be: (1) used for the purpose of defraying the costs of legalservices, counsel fees, or contribution to a prepaid legal services plan forthose employees, their families, and their dependents, or (2) paid to pension,welfare, vacation, or annuity plans or an annuity plan or an insurance plan foraccident, health, disability, or life coverage or similar plans, completeprovisions for which are contained in a collective bargaining agreement or asupplemental agreement as provided in the agreement between the employer andthe authorized bargaining agent of the employees and the plans are for thebenefit of employees, their dependents, and beneficiaries in the bargainingunit, including full-time employees of the labor organization, provided itshall make the same payment for its employees to the plan or plans.
(b) None of the sections of this chapter shall be applicableto, control, or prohibit the deduction from wages of an employee by an employerin accordance with a written request made by the individual employee of:
(1) Trade union or craft dues or other obligations imposed bya collective bargaining contract;
(2) Subscriptions to a nonprofit hospital service corporationor nonprofit medical and/or surgical service corporation;
(3) Contributions to or for the use of a religious,charitable, scientific, literary, or educational corporation, trust, communitychest, fund, or foundation;
(4) Payments for the purpose of purchasing obligations of theUnited States or stock of a corporation pursuant to an employee stock purchaseplan;
(5) Contributions to a pension plan in which the employee isa participant not required by a collective bargaining agreement entered intobetween the authorized collective bargaining representative of an employee andhis or her employer;
(6) Contributions to or for insurance or under an insuranceplan for accident, health, or life coverage not required by a collectivebargaining agreement entered into between the authorized collective bargainingrepresentative of an employee and his or her employer;
(7) Amounts to be credited to a share, deposit, or loanaccount in any credit union; or
(8) Contributions, subscriptions, or payments of a similarnature not connected with past or present indebtedness.