408.471 Definitions. Sec. 1. As used in this act: (a) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. (b) “Employ” means to engage or permit to work. (c) “Employee” means an individual employed by an employer. (d) “Employer” means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, association, or corporation, public or private; this state or an […]
408.472 Payment of wages; time; regularly scheduled weekly or biweekly payday; monthly pay period; overtime earnings during month of December; frequency of wage payments. Sec. 2. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3), and (4), an employer shall pay the following to an employee: (a) On or before the first day of each calendar month, the […]
408.473 Payment of fringe benefits; terms. Sec. 3. An employer shall pay fringe benefits to or on behalf of an employee in accordance with the terms set forth in the written contract or written policy. History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978 Compiler’s Notes: For creation of bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation […]
408.474 Withholding payment of compensation due as fringe benefit to be paid at termination date. Sec. 4. An employer shall not withhold a payment of compensation due an employee as a fringe benefit to be paid at a termination date unless the withholding is agreed upon by written contract or a signed statement obtained with […]
408.475 Payment of wages to employee voluntarily leaving employment; payment of wages to employee discharged from employment; exception. Sec. 5. (1) An employer shall pay to an employee voluntarily leaving employment all wages earned and due, as soon as the amount can with due diligence be determined. However, an employer shall pay all wages earned […]
408.476 Wages; payment methods; deposit of employee’s wages in bank, credit union, or savings and loan association; issuance of payroll debit card; consent; employees required to receive wages through direct deposit or payroll debit card; request to change method of receiving wages; fees or costs; definitions. Sec. 6. (1) An employer or agent of an […]
408.477 Deductions from wages. Sec. 7. (1) Except for those deductions required or expressly permitted by law or by a collective bargaining agreement, an employer shall not deduct from the wages of an employee, directly or indirectly, any amount including an employee contribution to a separate segregated fund established by a corporation or labor organization […]
408.478 Fee, gift, tip, gratuity, or other remuneration or consideration, or contribution to charitable, social, or beneficial purpose, as condition of employment or continuation of employment. Sec. 8. (1) An employer, agent or representative of an employer, or other person having authority from the employer to hire, employ, or direct the services of other persons […]
408.479 Records and statements; rules. Sec. 9. (1) An employer shall maintain a record for each employee which indicates the employee’s name, address, birth date, occupation or classification in which employed, total basic rate of pay, total hours worked in each pay period, total wages paid each pay period, a separate itemization of deductions and […]
408.480 Payment of wages and fringe benefits on behalf of deceased employee; discharge and release of employer. Sec. 10. (1) An employer shall pay fringe benefits pursuant to this section on behalf of a deceased employee as designated by the terms set forth in the written contract, written policy, or written plan. (2) Except as […]
408.481 Complaint; filing; form; notice to employer; investigation; informal resolution of dispute; notice to employer and employee; request for review; oaths and affirmations; subpoena; witnesses; evidence; parties to proceeding; appointment and duties of hearings officer; hearing; determination; judicial review; venue. Sec. 11. (1) An employee who believes that his or her employer has violated this […]
408.481a Reciprocal agreements. Sec. 11a. The director of the department may enter into reciprocal agreements with other states, Canada, or a Canadian province or territory for the collection of claims for wages, fringe benefits, and penalties assessed under section 18. History: Add. 1996, Act 215, Imd. Eff. May 28, 1996 ;– Am. 2001, Act 170, […]
408.482 Rules. Sec. 12. The department may promulgate rules pursuant to Act No. 306 of the Public Acts of 1969, as amended, to implement and administer this act. History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978 Compiler’s Notes: For creation of bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation within department of consumer and industry services; […]
408.483 Discrimination; complaint; investigation; rehiring or reinstatement of employee with back pay; review of determination. Sec. 13. (1) An employer shall not discharge an employee or discriminate against an employee because the employee filed a complaint, instituted or caused to be instituted a proceeding under or regulated by this act, testified or is about to […]
408.483a Prohibited conduct. Sec. 13a. (1) An employer shall not do any of the following: (a) Require as a condition of employment nondisclosure by an employee of his or her wages. (b) Require an employee to sign a waiver or other document which purports to deny an employee the right to disclose his or her […]
408.484 Violation as misdemeanor. Sec. 14. An employer who violates this act, including failure to pay the wages and fringe benefits due an employee as provided in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor. History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978 Compiler’s Notes: For creation of bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation within […]
408.485 Failure to pay wages and fringe benefits as misdemeanor; penalty. Sec. 15. An employer who, with intent to defraud, fails to make payment of the wages and fringe benefits due an employee as provided in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for […]
408.486 Issuance of check or other order for payment of wages; violation; penalty; prima facie evidence. Sec. 16. (1) An employer who issues a check or other order for the payment of wages and who, at the time of issuance, knows or should know that the check or other order shall not be paid, is […]
408.487 Department as trustee for employee. Sec. 17. The department shall be the trustee for the employee in proceedings under this act, and shall distribute and account for funds collected. History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978 Compiler’s Notes: For creation of bureau of worker’s and unemployment compensation within department of consumer and […]
408.488 Violations; ordering payments; civil penalty. Sec. 18. (1) The department shall order an employer who violates section 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8 to pay the following: (a) Wages due to the employee. (b) Fringe benefits due to or on the behalf of the employee in accordance with the terms set forth […]
