40-165.3a.

§40-165.3a.


    Other than an employee provided with an option of beneficiary
designation with respect to his wages and benefits by his employer,
all wages earned by an employee, not exceeding Three Thousand Dollars
($3,000.00), shall, upon the employee's death, become due and payable
to the employee's surviving spouse, or if there is no surviving
spouse, the dependent children, or their guardians or the
conservators of their estates, in equal shares,  without the
necessity of a probate court action.