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MI Comp L § 408.934 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.934 - Minimum Hourly Wage Rate.

408.934 Minimum hourly wage rate.Sec. 4.  (1) Subject to the exceptions specified in this act, the minimum hourly wage rate is:  (a) Before September 1, 2014, $7.40.  (b) Beginning September 1, 2014, $8.15.  (c) Beginning January 1, 2016, $8.50.  (d) Beginning January 1, 2017, $8.90.  (e) Beginning January 1, 2018, $9.25.  (f) In calendar year 2019, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $9.45.  (g) In calendar year 2020, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $9.65.  (h) In calendar year 2021, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $9.87.  (i) In calendar year 2022, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $10.10.  (j) In calendar year 2023, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $10.33.  (k) In calendar year 2024, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $10.56.  (l) In calendar year 2025, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $10.80.  (m) In calendar year 2026, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $11.04.  (n) In calendar year 2027, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $11.29.  (o) In calendar year 2028, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $11.54.  (p) In calendar year 2029, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $11.79.  (q) In calendar year 2030, or a subsequent calendar year as described in subsection (2), $12.05.  (2) An increase in the minimum hourly wage rate as prescribed in subsection (1) does not take effect if the unemployment rate for this state, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, is 8.5% or greater for the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the prescribed increase. An increase in the minimum hourly wage rate as prescribed in subsection (1) that does not take effect pursuant to this subsection takes effect in the first calendar year following a calendar year for which the unemployment rate for this state, as determined by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, is less than 8.5%. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 368, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.934b (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.934b - Training Hourly Wage; Employee Less Than 18 Years of Age; Displacement Prohibited; Violation; Civil Fine.

408.934b Training hourly wage; employee less than 18 years of age; displacement prohibited; violation; civil fine.Sec. 4b.  (1) An employer may pay a new employee who is less than 20 years of age a training hourly wage of $4.25 for the first 90 days of that employee's employment. The hourly wage authorized under this subsection is in lieu of the minimum hourly wage otherwise prescribed by this act.  (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), the minimum hourly wage for an employee who is less than 18 years of age is 85% of the general minimum hourly wage established in section 4.  (3) An employer shall not displace an employee to hire an individual at the hourly wage authorized under this section. As used in this subsection, "displace" includes termination of employment or any reduction of hours, wages, or employment benefits.  (4) A person who violates subsection (3) is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.934c (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.934c - Rates for Apprentices, Learners, and Persons With Physical or Mental Disabilities; Establishment.

408.934c Rates for apprentices, learners, and persons with physical or mental disabilities; establishment.Sec. 4c.  On petition of a party in interest or on his or her own initiative, the commissioner shall establish a suitable scale of rates for apprentices, learners, and persons with physical or mental disabilities who are clearly unable to meet normal production standards. The rates established under this section may be less than the regular minimum wage rate for workers who are experienced and who are not disabled. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.934d (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.934d - Minimum Hourly Wage; Establishment; Conditions; Gratuities Defined.

408.934d Minimum hourly wage; establishment; conditions; gratuities defined.Sec. 4d.  (1) The minimum hourly wage rate of an employee is 38% of the minimum hourly wage rate established in section 4 if all of the following occur:  (a) The employee receives gratuities in the course of his or her employment.  (b) If the gratuities described in subdivision (a) plus the minimum hourly wage rate under this subsection do not equal or exceed the minimum hourly wage rate otherwise established under section 4, the employer pays any shortfall to the employee.  (c) The gratuities are proven gratuities as indicated by the employee's declaration for purposes of the federal insurance contribution act, 26 USC 3101 to 3128.  (d) The employee was informed by the employer of the provisions of this section.   (2) As used in this section, "gratuities" means tips or voluntary monetary contributions received by an employee from a guest, patron, or customer for services rendered to that guest, patron, or customer and that the employee reports to the employer for purposes of the federal insurance contributions act, 26 USC 3101 to 3128. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 368, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.936 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.936 - Rules.

408.936 Rules.Sec. 6.  The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary for administration of this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.937 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.937 - Statement of Hours, Wages, and Deductions; Inspection; Posting of Regulations and Orders.

408.937 Statement of hours, wages, and deductions; inspection; posting of regulations and orders.Sec. 7.  An employer who is subject to this act or any regulation or order issued under this act shall furnish each employee with a statement of the hours worked by the employee and of the wages paid to the employee, listing deductions made each pay period. The employer shall furnish the commissioner, upon demand, a sworn statement of the wage information. These records shall be open to inspection by the commissioner, his or her deputy, or any authorized agent of the department at any reasonable time. An employer subject to this act or any regulation or order issued under this act shall keep a copy of this act and regulations and orders promulgated under this act posted in a conspicuous place in the workplace that is accessible to employees. The commissioner shall furnish copies of this act and the regulations and orders to employers without charge. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.938 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.938 - Administration and Enforcement of Act; Investigating and Ascertaining Wages; Revealing Facts or Information.

408.938 Administration and enforcement of act; investigating and ascertaining wages; revealing facts or information.Sec 8.  The commissioner shall administer and enforce this act and, at the request of the wage deviation board, may investigate and ascertain the wages of employees of an employer subject to this act. The commissioner and the commissioner's employees shall not reveal facts or information obtained in the course of official duties, except as when required by law, to report upon or take official action or testify in proceedings regarding the affairs of an employer subject to this act. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.939 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.939 - Violation of Act by Employer; Civil Action; Fine.

408.939 Violation of act by employer; civil action; fine.Sec. 9.  (1) If an employer violates this act, the employee affected by the violation, at any time within 3 years, may do any of the following:  (a) Bring a civil action for the recovery of the difference between the amount paid and the amount that, but for the violation, would have been paid the employee under this act and an equal additional amount as liquidated damages together with costs and reasonable attorney fees as are allowed by the court.  (b) File a claim with the commissioner who shall investigate the claim.  (2) If the commissioner determines there is reasonable cause to believe that the employer has violated this act and the commissioner is subsequently unable to obtain voluntary compliance by the employer within a reasonable period of time, the commissioner shall bring a civil action under subsection (1)(a). The commissioner may investigate and file a civil action under subsection (1)(a) on behalf of all employees of that employer who are similarly situated at the same work site and who have not brought a civil action under subsection (1)(a). A contract or agreement between the employer and the employee or any acceptance of a lesser wage by the employee is not a bar to the action.  (3) In addition to bearing liability for civil remedies described in this section, an employer who fails to pay the minimum hourly wage in violation of this act, or who violates a provision of section 4a governing an employee's compensatory time, is subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.941 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.941 - Discrimination Against Employee Serving on or Testifying to Wage Deviation Board; Violation.

408.941 Discrimination against employee serving on or testifying to wage deviation board; violation.Sec. 11.  An employer that discharges or in any other manner discriminates against an employee because the employee has served or is about to serve on the wage deviation board or has testified or is about to testify before the board, or because the employer believes that the employee may serve on the board or may testify before the board or in any investigation under this act, and any person who violates any provision of this act or of any regulation or order issued under this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.942 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.942 - Discharge of Employees Within 10 Weeks of Employment; Violation.

408.942 Discharge of employees within 10 weeks of employment; violation.Sec. 12.  Any employer that consistently discharges employees within 10 weeks of their employment and replaces the discharged employees without work stoppage is presumed to have discharged them to evade payment of the wage rates established in this act and is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.943 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.943 - Discrimination Based on Sex.

408.943 Discrimination based on sex.Sec. 13.  (1) An employer having employees subject to this act shall not discriminate between employees within an establishment on the basis of sex by paying wages to employees in the establishment at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to employees of the opposite sex for equal work on jobs, the performance of which requires equal skill, effort, and responsibility and that is performed under similar working conditions, except if the payment is made under 1 or more of the following:  (a) A seniority system.  (b) A merit system.  (c) A system that measures earnings by quantity or quality of production.  (d) A differential based on a factor other than sex.  (2) An employer that is paying a wage differential in violation of this section shall not reduce the wage rate of an employee to comply with this section.  (3) For purposes of administration and enforcement, any amount owing to an employee that has been withheld in violation of this section is considered unpaid minimum wages under this act. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.944 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.944 - Operation of Massage Establishment; Violation.

408.944 Operation of massage establishment; violation.Sec. 14.  An employer operating a massage establishment as defined in section 2 of former 1974 PA 251 that violates this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or both. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.945 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945)|Section 408.945 - Inconsistent Acts or Parts of Act; Reference to Workforce Opportunity Wage Act.

408.945 Inconsistent acts or parts of act; reference to workforce opportunity wage act.Sec. 15.  (1) This act shall supersede any acts or parts of acts inconsistent with or in conflict with this act, but only to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict.  (2) Any reference in any law to the workforce opportunity wage act, 2014 PA 138, MCL 408.411 to 408.424, shall be considered a reference to this act. History: 2018, Act 337, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 368, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 337 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs and the powers and duties of the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.
MI Comp L § 408.961 (2021)
2021 Michigan Compiled Laws|Chapter 408 - Labor|Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974)|Section 408.961 - Short Title.

408.961 Short title.Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "paid medical leave act". History: 2018, Act 338, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 Compiler's Notes: Public Act 338 was proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Const. 1963, art 2, section 9. On September 5, 2018, the initiative petition was approved by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the Senate and an affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the House of Representatives, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 5, 2018.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.