Michigan Compiled Laws Act 138 Of 2014 Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (408.411 - 408.424)

AN ACT to fix minimum wages for employees within this state; to prohibit wage discrimination; to provide for a wage deviation board; to provide for the administration and enforcement of this act; to prescribe penalties for the violation of this act; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

History: 2014, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014

Section 408.411 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "workforce opportunity wage act". History: 2014, Act 138, Imd. Eff. May 27, 2014
Section 408.412 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Commissioner" means the director of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. (b) "Employ" means to engage, suffer,...
Section 408.413 Applicability Of Act.
An employer shall not pay any employee at a rate that is less than prescribed in this act. History: 2014, Act 138, Imd. Eff....
Section 408.414 Minimum Hourly Wage Rate.
(1) Subject to the exceptions specified in this act, the minimum hourly wage rate is: (a) Before September 1, 2014, $7.40. (b) Beginning September...
Section 408.414a Compensation For Workweek In Excess Of 40 Hours; Exceptions; Rules; Unpaid Minimum Wages; Appropriation; Compensatory Time In Lieu Of Monetary Overtime Compensation.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, an employee shall receive compensation at not less than 1-1/2 times the regular rate at which...
Section 408.414b Training Hourly Wage; Employee Less Than 18 Years Of Age; Displacement Prohibited; Violation; Civil Fine.
(1) An employer may pay a new employee who is less than 20 years of age a training hourly wage of $4.25 for the...
Section 408.414c Rates For Apprentices, Learners, And Persons With Physical Or Mental Disabilities; Establishment.
On petition of a party in interest or on his or her own initiative, the commissioner shall establish a suitable scale of rates for...
Section 408.414d Employees Receiving Gratuities; Minimum Hourly Wage; "Gratuities" Defined.
(1) Before September 1, 2014, the minimum hourly wage rate is $2.65 per hour and, beginning September 1, 2014, the minimum hourly wage rate...
Section 408.415 Wage Deviation Board; Appointment, Qualifications, And Terms Of Members; Chairperson; Commissioner As Secretary; Quorum; Vote On Recommendation Or Report; Conducting Business At Public Meeting; Notice Of Meeting; Availability Of Writings To Public; Compensation And Expenses; Obtaining Data From Employer; Report To Commissioner; Reconsideration Of Rate.
(1) The governor shall appoint, with the advice and consent of the senate, a wage deviation board composed of 3 representatives of the employers,...
Section 408.416 Rules.
The commissioner may promulgate rules necessary for administration of this act under the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to...
Section 408.417 Statement Of Hours, Wages, And Deductions; Inspection; Posting Of Regulations And Orders.
An employer who is subject to this act or any regulation or order issued under this act shall furnish each employee with a statement...
Section 408.418 Administration And Enforcement Of Act; Investigating And Ascertaining Wages; Revealing Facts Or Information.
The commissioner shall administer and enforce this act and, at the request of the wage deviation board, may investigate and ascertain the wages of...
Section 408.419 Violation Of Act By Employer; Civil Action; Fine.
(1) If an employer violates this act, the employee affected by the violation, at any time within 3 years, may do any of the...
Section 408.420 Applicability Of Act; Scope.
(1) This act does not apply to an employer that is subject to the minimum wage provisions of the fair labor standards act of...
Section 408.421 Discrimination Against Employee Serving On Or Testifying To Wage Deviation Board; Violation.
An employer that discharges or in any other manner discriminates against an employee because the employee has served or is about to serve on...
Section 408.422 Discharge Of Employees Within 10 Weeks Of Employment; Violation.
Any employer that consistently discharges employees within 10 weeks of their employment and replaces the discharged employees without work stoppage is presumed to have...
Section 408.423 Discrimination Based On Sex.
(1) An employer having employees subject to this act shall not discriminate between employees within an establishment on the basis of sex by paying...
Section 408.424 Operation Of Massage Establishment; Violation; Penalty.
An employer operating a massage establishment as defined in section 2 of former 1974 PA 251 that violates this act is guilty of a...

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