2024 House Bill 5624

Labor: discrimination; certain protected attributes and characteristics of an employee; prohibit an employer from basing the employee's wage rate on.

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,” (MCL 408.471 to 408.490) by adding section 13b; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.

Official record

Introduced in the House

March 20, 2024

Introduced by Rep. Jennifer Conlin (D-48) and 34 co-sponsors

Co-sponsored by Reps. Laurie Pohutsky (D-17), Carrie Rheingans (D-47), Erin Byrnes (D-15), Emily Dievendorf (D-77), Veronica Paiz (D-11), Stephanie Young (D-16), Samantha Steckloff (D-19), Julie Brixie (D-73), Rachel Hood (D-81), Noah Arbit (D-20), Penelope Tsernoglou (D-75), Natalie Price (D-5), Sharon MacDonell (D-56), Carol Glanville (D-84), Donavan McKinney (D-14), Kelly Breen (D-21), Jimmie Wilson (D-32), Kara Hope (D-74), Kristian Grant (D-82), Regina Weiss (D-6), Dylan Wegela (D-26), Joey Andrews (D-38), Betsy Coffia (D-103), Helena Scott (D-7), Mike McFall (D-8), Julie Rogers (D-41), Phil Skaggs (D-80), Felicia Brabec (D-33), Jason Morgan (D-23), Jenn Hill (D-109), Alabas Farhat (D-3), Jim Haadsma (D-44), Jasper Martus (D-69) and Abraham Aiyash (D-9)

Referred to the Committee on Labor