2023 House Bill 4932

Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; modify penalties for certain violations.

A bill to amend 1978 PA 90, entitled “Youth employment standards act,” by amending sections 2, 3, 20, 21, and 22 (MCL 409.102, 409.103, 409.120, 409.121, and 409.122), section 2 as amended by 1996 PA 438, section 3 as amended by 1997 PA 132, and section 22 as amended by 1980 PA 436.

House Fiscal Agency Analysis

House Bill 4932 would prohibit the director of the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) from granting deviations from certain employment standards for minors and would increase penalties for violations of the Youth Employment Standards Act. House Bill 4962 is a companion bill that would add the felonies established by House Bill 4932 to the sentencing guidelines chapter of the Code of Criminal Procedure.

Introduced in the House

Aug. 23, 2023

Introduced by Reps. Phil Skaggs (D-80) and Will Snyder (D-87)

Referred to the Committee on Higher Education

Sept. 20, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Labor

Oct. 19, 2023

Reported with substitute H-1