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MI SB0496
Bill
AI Summary
- Repeals the employer registration system for minor employees and restores the traditional work permit process administered by school issuing officers rather than the state director
- Modifies work hour restrictions for minors under 16: limits to 6 days per week, weekly average of 8 hours per day, maximum 48 hours per week, no more than 10 hours per day, and prohibited work between 9 p.m. and 7 a.m.
- Increases criminal penalties for willful violations: first offense fine raised from $500 to $5,000; second offense fine raised to $10,000
- Creates new felony penalty of up to 5 years imprisonment and $100,000 fine when a minor employee is killed or suffers great bodily harm while working for an employer who violated the act
- Adds anti-retaliation protections prohibiting employers from discharging or disciplining employees or minors who exercise rights under the act
Legislative Description
Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; restore former provisions and modify penalties. Amends title & secs. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 20, 21 & 22 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.102 et seq.) & repeals secs. 4a, 4b, 4c & 4d of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.104a et seq.). TIE BAR WITH: SB 0497'25
Education: students
Last Action
Referred To Committee On Labor
8/13/2025
Committee Referrals
Labor8/13/2025
Full Bill Text
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