HB 5620 Michigan House · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Labor: fair employment practices; failure of employer to disclose written job descriptions to job applicants and certain employees; establish sanctions and remedies for. Amends sec. 18 of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.488).

This bill amends Michigan's wage and benefits law to establish stricter penalties and remedies for employers who fail to follow fair employment practices. It authorizes the Department of Labor to order employers to pay owed wages and benefits, plus an annual 10% penalty on those amounts while a complaint is being processed. The legislation also allows the department to award up to twice the owed amount in exemplary damages for flagrant or repeated violations and to cover legal costs for the affected employee. Additionally, it introduces a tiered fine system for specific violations, where fines increase from $500 for a first offense to $25,000 for subsequent offenses, and permits individuals to sue for at least $10,000 in damages if they prevail in court.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 20, 2024 Last action Dec 13, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
Committee
referred to second reading
lower
Dec 12, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported with recommendation without amendment
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Committee
referred to Committee on Labor
lower
Mar 20, 2024
Introduced
introduced by Representative Erin Byrnes
lower
1 primary · 35 co-sponsors

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