2025 House Bill 4322

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, 13, 15, 18, and 19 (MCL 408.471, 408.483, 408.485, 408.488, and 408.489), section 1 as amended by 2016 PA 18, and by adding sections 13c and 13d.

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Amends the 1978 PA 390 to redefine employee classifications, prohibit misclassification as independent contractors, and establish a fund to enforce wage and benefit regulations, with increased penalties for violations.

Introduced in the House

April 16, 2025

Introduced by Rep. Regina Weiss (D-5) and 15 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Donavan McKinney (D-11), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Mai Xiong (D-13), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Kelly Breen (D-21), Mike McFall (D-14), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Brenda Carter (D-53), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Jason Hoskins (D-18), 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