A bill to amend 1978 PA 390, entitled “An act to regulate the time and manner of payment of wages and fringe benefits to employees; to prescribe rights and responsibilities of employers and employees, and the powers and duties of the department of labor; to require keeping of records; to provide for settlement of disputes regarding wages and fringe benefits; to prohibit certain practices by employers; to prescribe penalties and remedies; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts,” by amending sections 1, 13, 15, 18, and 19 (MCL 408.471, 408.483, 408.485, 408.488, and 408.489), section 1 as amended by 2016 PA 18, and by adding sections 13c and 13d.
Expands definition of independent contractor to resemble the California ABC test, making it more difficult for workers to be classified as independent contractors. Significantly expands fines for misclassification, and adopts a guilty until proven innocent approach to classification.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
