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 section 15 (MCL 408.485).
This bill specifically targets employers who intentionally fail to pay wages and benefits, introducing penalties that escalate with the amount unpaid. For amounts of $100,000 or more, the penalty is a felony with up to 20 years imprisonment and fines up to three times the unpaid amount.
Co-sponsored by Reps.
Referred to the Committee on Labor
Reported without amendment
