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2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 232 of 2023 - Community and Worker Economic Transition Act (408.911 - 408.919) › Section 408.915 - Definitions; O to T.

408.915 Definitions; O to T.
Sec. 5.
As used in this act:
(a) "Office" means the community and worker economic transition office created in section 7.
(b) "Office director" means the director of the office.
(c) "Transition activities" means those activities in which transition workers may participate to avoid suffering economic harm. Transition activities includes, but is not limited to, all of the following activities:
(i) Educating transition workers regarding various programs available to them.
(ii) Replacing lost income, gaps in income, and benefits for transition workers.
(iii) Services for transition workers, such as education, training, career counseling, skills-matching, maintaining employment with current employer or reemployment services, and financial planning assistance.
(iv) Replacing lost tax base revenue for transition communities.
(v) Promoting the hiring of transition workers and the creation of jobs in transition communities that provide comparable or higher wages and benefits to jobs in transition-impacted industries.
(d) "Transition community" means a municipality, county, or region that has been affected since September 23, 2020 or that demonstrates it will be impacted between the effective date of this act and January 1, 2040, by the loss of 50 or more jobs in a transition-impacted industry.
(e) "Transition-impacted industry" means an industry that is impacted by transition, including all of the following:
(i) Fossil fuel energy workers who have employment tied to the generation, transportation, and refinement of fossil fuel.
(ii) Internal combustion engine vehicle workers and workers in the supply chain for internal combustion engine vehicles.
(iii) Workers in the building and construction trades.
(iv) Any other affected workers.
(f) "Transition plan" means the community and worker economic transition plan developed under section 7(3)(f) as described in section 9.
(g) "Transition worker" means a worker in this state who has been laid off from employment in a transition-impacted industry since September 23, 2020 or who is or will be laid off from employment in a transition-impacted industry on or after the effective date of this act and before January 1, 2040.
History:
2023, Act 232, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 232 of 2023 - Community and Worker Economic Transition Act (408.911 - 408.919) › Section 408.919 - Community and Worker Economic Transition Plan; Options; Evaluation; Submission of Plan to Governor and Legislature.

408.919 Community and worker economic transition plan; options; evaluation; submission of plan to governor and legislature.
Sec. 9.
(1) In developing the community and worker economic transition plan under section 7(3)(f), the office shall consider options to do all of the following:
(a) Align and target local, state, and federal resources and leverage additional resources to invest in communities and workers whose transition-impacted industries are subject to significant economic transition.
(b) Align and target existing local, state, and federal programming and establish additional programming to support communities and workers whose transition-impacted industries are subject to significant economic transition.
(c) Identify transition activities that are not addressed by existing resources and make recommendations for new programs as necessary, including, but not limited to, programs to support transition workers with supplemental income, health care benefits, and retirement benefits and programs that provide transition workers with access to education and training opportunities.
(d) Implement or engage in other programs, policies, or activities that will assist transition communities, transition workers, and companies in transition-impacted industries.
(2) In developing the transition plan, the office shall evaluate all of the following:
(a) The projected short-term and long-term benefits to this state of each plan component, including worker benefits, grant programs, and other supports.
(b) Potential sources for sustainable short-term and long-term funding for a transition plan and its components.
(c) The potential fiscal, economic, workforce, and other implications of extending components of the transition plan to other industries affected by similar economic disruptions.
(d) Which components of the transition plan can be implemented by a state department or agency under existing authority and which require additional legislation.
(3) With the approval of the department director, by December 31, 2025, the office director shall submit to the governor and the legislature the transition plan for this state.
(4) The office may undertake any activities authorized under this act before submitting the transition plan.
History:
2023, Act 232, Eff. Feb. 13, 2024
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 75 of 2016 - Civil Air Patrol Employment Protection Act (408.921 - 408.921) › Section 408.921 - Short Title; Definitions; Discriminating Against, Disciplining, or Discharging Employee Prohibited; Reasons; Scope; Notification to Employer; Civil Action.

408.921 Short title; definitions; discriminating against, disciplining, or discharging employee prohibited; reasons; scope; notification to employer; civil action.
Sec. 1.
(1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "civil air patrol employment protection act".
(2) As used in this act:
(a) "Civil air patrol" means the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force.
(b) "Employee" means an individual who receives wages or remuneration for providing services to an employer.
(c) "Employer" means a person that provides wages or remuneration to 1 or more individuals who perform services for the employer under an express or implied contract of hire.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), an employer shall not discriminate against, discipline, or discharge an employee for any of the following reasons:
(a) The employee is a member of the civil air patrol.
(b) The employee is absent from work if all of the following conditions are met:
(i) The employee is absent for the purpose of responding as a member of the civil air patrol to an emergency declared by the governor or the president of the United States.
(ii) The employee gives his or her employer as much notice as possible of the dates the employee will be absent to serve with the civil air patrol during the emergency.
(iii) The employee provides the employer with verification from the civil air patrol of the emergency need for the employee's volunteer service.
(4) This act does not do any of the following:
(a) Prohibit an employer from treating the time the employee is absent because of emergency civil air patrol service as unpaid time off.
(b) Prohibit an employer from complying with a collective bargaining agreement or employee benefit plan entered into before the effective date of this act.
(5) By 30 days after the effective date of this act, the date of employment, or the date of joining the civil air patrol, whichever is latest, an employee who is a member of the civil air patrol and is trained and qualified to provide emergency services shall notify his or her employer that the employee may be called to an emergency.
(6) An employee or former employee may bring a civil action for damages or equitable relief to enforce this act.
History:
2016, Act 75, Eff. July 4, 2016
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945) › Section 408.931 - Short Title.

408.931 Short title.
Sec. 1.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "improved workforce opportunity wage 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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945) › Section 408.932 - Definitions.

408.932 Definitions.
Sec. 2.
As used in this act:
(a) "Commissioner" means the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.
(b) "Employ" means to engage, suffer, or permit to work.
(c) "Employee" means an individual not less than 16 years of age employed by an employer on the premises of the employer or at a fixed site designated by the employer, and includes a minor employed subject to section 15(1) of the youth employment standards act, 1978 PA 90, MCL 409.115.
(d) "Employer" means a person, firm, or corporation, including this state and its political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities, and a person acting in the interest of the employer, who employs 2 or more employees at any 1 time within a calendar year. An employer is subject to this act during the remainder of that calendar year. Except as specifically provided in the franchise agreement, as between a franchisee and franchisor, the franchisee is considered the sole employer of workers for whom the franchisee provides a benefit plan or pays wages.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 337 of 2018 - Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.931 - 408.945) › Section 408.933 - Applicability of Act.

408.933 Applicability of act.
Sec. 3.
An employer shall not pay any employee at a rate that is less than prescribed in 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.965 - Transfer of Employee to Separate Division, Entity, or Location; Retention of Paid Medical Leave; Unused Paid Medical Leave.

408.965 Transfer of employee to separate division, entity, or location; retention of paid medical leave; unused paid medical leave.
Sec. 5.
(1) If an eligible employee is transferred to a separate division, entity, or location, but remains employed by the same employer, the eligible employee retains all paid medical leave that was accrued at the prior division, entity, or location and may use the accrued paid medical leave pursuant to section 4. If an eligible employee separates from employment and is rehired by the same employer, the employer is not required to allow the eligible employee to retain any unused paid medical leave that the eligible employee previously accumulated while working for the employer.
(2) This act does not require an employer to provide financial or other reimbursement to an eligible employee for accrued paid medical leave that was not used before the end of a benefit year or before the eligible employee's termination, resignation, retirement, or other separation from employment.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.966 - Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019

408.966 Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the exercise of rights and the prohibition of retaliatory personnel action or discrimination.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.967 - Violation of Act; Actions by Employee; Enforcement by Department; Administrative Fine.

408.967 Violation of act; actions by employee; enforcement by department; administrative fine.
Sec. 7.
(1) If an employer violates this act, the eligible employee affected by the violation, at any time within 6 months after the violation may file a claim with the department.
(2) The director shall enforce this act. The director shall establish a system utilizing multiple means of communication to receive complaints regarding non-compliance with this act and investigate complaints received by the department in a timely manner.
(3) Upon receiving a complaint alleging a violation of this act, the department shall investigate the complaint and attempt to resolve it through mediation between the complainant and the subject of the complaint, or other means. The department shall keep complainants notified regarding the status of their complaint and any resultant investigation. If the department determines that a violation has occurred, it shall issue to the offending person a notice of violation and the relief required of the offending person. The department shall prescribe the form and wording of notices of violation, which must include the method of appealing the determination of the department.
(4) The department may impose penalties and grant an eligible employee or former eligible employee payment of all paid medical leave improperly withheld. The department is the trustee for the eligible employee or former eligible employee and shall distribute and account for money collected under this subsection.
(5) An employer that fails to provide paid medical leave in violation of this act is subject to an administrative fine of not more than $1,000.00.
(6) An employer that willfully violates the posting requirement of section 8 is subject to an administrative fine of not more than $100.00 for each separate violation.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.968 - Display of Poster Notice to Employee; Contents; Availability.

408.968 Display of poster notice to employee; contents; availability.
Sec. 8.
(1) An employer shall display a poster at the employer's place of business, in a conspicuous place that is accessible to eligible employees, that contains all of the following information:
(a) The amount of paid medical leave required to be provided to an eligible employee under this act.
(b) The terms under which paid medical leave may be used.
(c) The eligible employee's right to file a complaint with the department for any violation of this act.
(2) The department shall create and make available to employers, at no cost, posters that contain the information required under subsection (1) for employers' use in complying with this section.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.969 - Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019

408.969 Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to a multilingual outreach program.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.970 - Retention of Records; Open for Inspection.

408.970 Retention of records; open for inspection.
Sec. 10.
An employer shall retain for not less than 1 year records documenting the hours worked and paid medical leave taken by eligible employees. Those records shall be open to inspection by the director at any reasonable time.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.971 - Scope and Limitation of Act.

408.971 Scope and limitation of act.
Sec. 11.
This act does not do any of the following:
(a) Prohibit an employer from providing more paid medical leave than is required under this act.
(b) Diminish any other rights provided to any eligible employee under a collective bargaining agreement.
(c) Subject to section 12, preempt or override the terms of any collective bargaining agreement in effect prior to the effective date of this act.
(d) Prohibit an employer from establishing a policy that permits an eligible employee to donate unused accrued paid medical leave to another eligible employee.
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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.972 - Collective Bargaining Agreement.

408.972 Collective bargaining agreement.
Sec. 12.
If an employer's employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement in effect on the effective date of this act, this act applies beginning on the stated expiration date in the collective bargaining agreement, notwithstanding any statement in the agreement that it continues in force until a future date or event or the execution of a new collective bargaining agreement.
History:
2018, Act 338, 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.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.973 - Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019.

408.973 Repealed. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019.
Compiler's Notes:
The repealed section pertained to the authority to promulgate rules.
2023 Michigan Compiled Laws › Chapter 408 - Labor › Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act (408.961 - 408.974) › Section 408.974 - Severability.

408.974 Severability.
Sec. 14.
If any portion of this act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances shall be found to be invalid by a court, such invalidity shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the other portions or applications of the act that can be given effect without the invalid portion or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are declared to be severable. If a federal paid medical leave mandate is enacted, this act does not apply as of the effective date of the mandate.
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.