2013 House Bill 4516

Mandate “comparable worth” pay

Introduced in the House

April 9, 2013

Introduced by Rep. Collene Lamonte (D-91)

To establish a government “commission on pay equity” to “develop definitions, models, and guidelines for employers and employees on pay equity.” House Bill 4518 would prohibit employing a person for a wage or salary that is less than the commission’s rulings would require. The commission would include the directors of the Department of Civil Rights and the MEDC, and representatives from the Michigan Women's Commission, the National Organization of Women, and the Michigan Women's Studies Association, the AFL-CIO, the UAW, the Farm Bureau, the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, and the Small Business Association.

Referred to the Committee on Government Operations