2025 House Bill 4253

Labor: benefits; certain types of accrued leave; require an employer to pay to an employee when employment is terminated.

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 and 5 (MCL 408.471 and 408.475), section 1 as amended by 2016 PA 18.

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The bill amends existing wage and fringe benefit regulations, redefining terms and conditions, and mandates payment of accrued vacation leave upon employment separation, effective January 1, 2027.

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Veronica Paiz (D-10) and five co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Erin Byrnes (D-15), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Stephanie Young (D-16), Mike McFall (D-14) and Helena Scott (D-8)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness