March 17, 2005, Introduced by Senators CLARKE, SCHAUER, EMERSON, BRATER, PRUSI, CLARK-COLEMAN, BASHAM, OLSHOVE, JACOBS, LELAND, BERNERO, SWITALSKI, THOMAS and SCOTT and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Labor.
A bill to amend 1964 PA 154, entitled
"Minimum wage law of 1964,"
by amending section 7a (MCL 408.387a), as amended by 1997 PA 1.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 7a. (1) The minimum hourly wage rate of an employee shall
be $2.65 per hour and shall increase to $3.40 on July 1, 2005, to
$4.15 on January 1, 2006, and to $4.60 on January 1, 2007, if all
of the following occur:
(a) The employee receives gratuities in the course of his or
her employment.
(b) The gratuities described in subdivision (a) equal or
exceed
the difference between $2.65 per hour the wage set forth
under subsection (1) and the minimum hourly wage established under
section 4.
(c) The gratuities are proven gratuities as indicated by the
employee's declaration for purposes of the federal insurance
contribution
contributions act, purposes 26 USC 3101 to 3128.
(d) The employee was informed by the employer of the
provisions of this section.
(2) As used in this section, "gratuities" means tips or
voluntary monetary contributions received by an employee from a
guest, patron, or customer for services rendered to that guest,
patron,
or customer and that the employee reports to the employer
for
purposes of the federal insurance
contribution contributions
act, chapter
21 of subtitle C of the internal revenue code of
1986, 26 U.S.C. USC
3101 to 3128.