2025 House Bill 4318

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 15 (MCL 408.485).

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House Bills 4318 and 4319 amends the 1978 PA 390 to introduce a tiered penalty system for employers who fail to pay due wages and benefits, with penalties escalating based on the value of unpaid amounts, and takes effect 90 days after enactment.

Introduced in the House

April 16, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Will Snyder (D-87) and 17 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Donavan McKinney (D-11), Regina Weiss (D-5), Mai Xiong (D-13), Kelly Breen (D-21), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Mike McFall (D-14), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Brenda Carter (D-53), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), Jennifer Conlin (D-48), Amos O’Neal (D-94), Matt Longjohn (D-40), Natalie Price (D-6), Sharon MacDonell (D-56) and Joey Andrews (D-38)

Referred to the Committee on Economic Competitiveness