2023 Senate Bill 32 / Public Act 44

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SB 32 amends the 1978 PA 390 to regulate the conditions under which employers in Michigan can demand or receive payments or other considerations from employees. The amendment prohibits employers from requiring fees, gifts, tips, gratuities, or other remuneration as a condition of employment or its continuation, with exceptions for licensed employment agencies, certain law enforcement training cost reimbursements, and optional education repayment agreements. It also restricts employers from mandating contributions to charitable or other causes as a condition of employment, except as allowed by law or collective bargaining agreements. The law includes specific provisions for repayment of law enforcement training costs based on the duration of employment post-training and requires agreements under these provisions to cover the cost of training necessary for licensing under the Michigan commission on law enforcement standards act. This amendment also outlines the conditions under which law enforcement agencies will pay for training, the circumstances requiring repayment by the employee, and waivers of repayment if licensing is not required within specified time frames after leaving employment.

HB 4176 amends the 1978 PA 390, focusing on the regulation of wage and fringe benefit payments to employees. It specifically prohibits employers, or their representatives, from demanding or receiving any form of remuneration or consideration from an employee as a condition of employment, with exceptions for licensed employment agencies, certain law enforcement training cost reimbursements, and optional education repayment agreements. Additionally, it forbids employers from requiring employees or job applicants to contribute to charitable causes as a condition of employment, outside of what is required or permitted by law or collective bargaining agreements.