Bill > HB4640

This bill amends the 1978 Michigan law that regulates the time and manner of wage and fringe benefit payments to employees. The key provisions are: 1) Employers cannot deduct amounts from employee wages without the employee's full, free, and written consent, except for deductions required or permitted by law or a collective bargaining agreement. However, public employers are prohibited from deducting any amount from wages for contributions to political funds. 2) Deductions for the employer's benefit require written consent for each wage payment, and the deductions cannot reduce the employee's wages below the minimum wage. Nonprofit organizations can obtain ongoing written consent from employees for charitable contribution deductions. 3) Employers must maintain records substantiating individual employee deductions, and cannot prorate deductions between employees. 4) Employers can deduct overpayments of wages or fringe benefits without written consent under certain conditions, such as the overpayment being due to a calculation error. 5) Employers can also deduct amounts paid on an employee's debt under a default judgment, again without written consent, under certain conditions. 6) Employees can file complaints with the state labor department if they believe their employer violated the provisions on deducting overpayments or default judgment amounts. The bill takes effect 90 days after being enacted into law.