December 6, 2017, Introduced by Reps. Durhal, Elder, Sabo, Green, Brinks, Greimel, Faris, Singh, Sowerby, Love, Hertel, Lasinski, Geiss, Wittenberg, Zemke, Schor, Pagan, Chirkun, Phelps, Cochran, Yancey and Chang and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Trade.
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 14 (MCL 408.484).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
14. (1) An Except
as provided in subsection (2), an
employer
who that violates this act , including that failure
to pay
the
wages and fringe benefits due an employee as provided in this
act,
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) An employer that violates section 13 for a second or
subsequent time is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment
for not more than 2 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00 for
each violation, or both.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.