2025 House Bill 4297

Labor: fair employment practices; wage information of similarly situated employees; require an employer to disclose to an employee under certain circumstances.

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. 4297 amends existing wage transparency laws to prohibit nondisclosure agreements regarding wages and requires employers to provide wage information for similarly situated employees upon request.

Introduced in the House

March 25, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Reggie Miller (D-31) and 34 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Julie Rogers (D-41), 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), Julie Brixie (D-73), Denise Mentzer (D-61), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Stephanie Young (D-16), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Kara Hope (D-74), Tyrone Carter (D-1), Donavan McKinney (D-11), Kelly Breen (D-21), Dylan Wegela (D-26), 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) and Mike McFall (D-14)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness