2025 House Bill 4168

Labor: hours and wages; employer offset of wages due an employee in a pay period based on the amount of gratuities the employee receives; prohibit.

A bill to amend 2018 PA 337, entitled “Improved workforce opportunity wage act,” by amending section 4d (MCL 408.934d), as amended by 2025 PA 1.

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The bill amends the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act to establish a phased increase in the minimum wage for tipped employees, requiring employers to assess gratuities after each shift and prohibiting the use of excess gratuities to offset wages.

Introduced in the House

March 5, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Matt Koleszar (D-22) and four co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Kelly Breen (D-21), Mike McFall (D-14), Regina Weiss (D-5) and Stephanie Young (D-16)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness