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MI HB6075

Bill

Status

Introduced

12/2/2014

Primary Sponsor

Margaret O'Brien

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Origin

House of Representatives

97th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Increases the training hourly wage for employees under 20 years of age from $4.25 to $6.25 per hour during the first 90 days of employment.

  • Changes the age threshold for the reduced minimum wage provision from under 18 years to under 20 years of age.

  • Establishes that employees under 20 years old must receive 85% of the general minimum hourly wage or the federal minimum wage, whichever is greater, except during the first 90 days of employment.

  • Prohibits employers from displacing existing employees (through termination, hour reductions, wage cuts, or benefit reductions) to hire individuals at the lower training wage.

  • Subjects employers who violate the displacement prohibition to civil fines of up to $1,000.

Legislative Description

Labor; hours and wages; training hourly wage criteria under the workforce opportunity wage act; modify. Amends sec. 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414b).

Labor, hours and wages

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 12/03/2014

12/3/2014

Committee Referrals

Commerce12/2/2014

Full Bill Text

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