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Minimum Wage Act — Article 31 (Administrative fines)

최저임금법 제31조

(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by an administrative fine not exceeding one million won:

1. A person who fails to notify employees of the relevant minimum wage through appropriate means prescribed in Article 11, in violation of the same Article;

2. A person who fails to report on the matters related to wages under Article 25 or make a false report;

3. A person who refuses, interferes with or evades a demand or inspection by a labor inspector under Article 26 (2) or falsely answers a question.

(2) Administrative fines under paragraph (1) shall be imposed and collected by the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(3) A person dissatisfied with the disposition of an administrative fine under paragraph (2) may raise an objection to the Minister of Employment and Labor within 30 days from the date the person is notified of such disposition. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(4) Where a person who has been subject to the disposition of an administrative fine under paragraph (2) raises an objection under paragraph (3), the Minister of Employment and Labor shall, without delay, notify such objection to the competent court, which in turn shall proceed to a trial on the administrative fine pursuant to the Non-Contentious Case Procedure Act. <Amended on Jun. 4, 2010>

(5) Where neither an objection is raised nor an administrative fine paid within the period under paragraph (3), the administrative fine shall be collected in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected.[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 21, 2008]

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