No assignment of future wages payable semi-monthly, under the provisions of this act, shall be valid, nor shall any agreement be valid that relieves the said firms, individuals, corporations or associations from the obligation to pay semi-monthly, and in the lawful money of the United States.
It is hereby made the duty of the factory inspector and his deputies to bring actions in the name of the commonwealth against every individual, firm, corporation and association violating the provisions of this law, upon the request of any citizen of this commonwealth. Upon his failure to do so, any citizen of this commonwealth is hereby authorized to do so in the name of the commonwealth.
No assignment of or order for, wages or salary to be earned in the future, to secure a loan, shall be valid against the employer of the person making said assignment or order, unless said assignment or order is accepted, in writing, by the employer.
No such assignment of, or order for, wages or salary to be earned in the future, to secure a loan, shall be valid, when made by a married man, unless the written consent of his wife to the making of such assignment or order is attached thereto before any such assignment or order is accepted, in writing, by the employer, as provided in the first section of this act.
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