March 17, 2005, Introduced by Senators BRATER, EMERSON, PRUSI, CLARK-COLEMAN, CLARKE, BASHAM, OLSHOVE, JACOBS, LELAND, BERNERO, BARCIA, CHERRY, 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 15 (MCL 408.395).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 15. (1) Any An employer
who discharges shall not
discharge
or in any other manner discriminates
discriminate
against
any an employee because the employee has served or is
about to serve on the wage deviation board or has testified or is
about
to testify before the board , or
because the employer
believes that the employee may serve on the board or may testify
before
the board or in any investigation under the provisions of
this
act. , and any person who violates any provision of this
act
or
of any regulation or order issued under this act, is guilty of a
misdemeanor.
(2) An employer shall not discharge, threaten, or otherwise
discriminate against an employee in compensation or in the terms,
conditions, location, or privileges of employment because the
employee files, or is about to file, a claim against the employer
based on a violation of the minimum wage requirements of this act.
(3) A person who violates this section or any regulation or
order issued under this act is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable
by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or a fine of not more
than $100.00, or both.