§388-5  Unconditional payment of wagesconceded to be due.  (a)  In case of a dispute as to the amount of wages,the employer shall pay, without condition and within the time set by thischapter, all wages, or parts thereof, conceded by the employer to be due,leaving to the employee all remedies the employee might otherwise be entitledto, including those provided under this chapter, as to any balance claimed.

(b)  The acceptance by an employee of a paymentunder this section shall not constitute a release or accord and satisfactionwith respect to the disputed amount and any release required by an employer asa condition to payment shall be in violation of this chapter and shall be nulland void. [L 1963, c 158, pt of §3; Supp, §95-4; HRS §388-5; gen ch 1993]