2025 House Bill 4290

Labor: fair employment practices; certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history; prohibit an employer from seeking or asking about.

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 13a (MCL 408.483a), as added by 1982 PA 524.

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House Bill No. 4290 amends existing law to protect employees' rights to disclose wages and prohibits employers from inquiring about job applicants' past wages and credit history, with certain exceptions.

Introduced in the House

March 25, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Natalie Price (D-6) and 35 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Erin Byrnes (D-15), Veronica Paiz (D-10), Stephen Wooden (D-81), Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Morgan Foreman (D-33), Tonya Myers Phillips (D-7), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Jason Morgan (D-23), Stephanie Young (D-16), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Noah Arbit (D-20), Julie Brixie (D-73), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Kara Hope (D-74), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Kelly Breen (D-21), Helena Scott (D-8), Kristian Grant (D-82), Matt Koleszar (D-22), Jasper Martus (D-69), John Fitzgerald (D-83), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Carol Glanville (D-84), Brenda Carter (D-53), Regina Weiss (D-5), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Mike McFall (D-14) and Dylan Wegela (D-26)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness