Bill > HB5620

This bill amends Section 18 of the 1978 Michigan Public Act 390, which regulates the payment of wages and fringe benefits to employees. The key provisions of this bill are: 1. It establishes penalties and remedies for employers who fail to disclose written job descriptions to job applicants and certain employees, including requiring employers to pay the employee's wages and fringe benefits due, a 10% annual penalty on those amounts, and potential exemplary damages of up to 2 times the amount owed if the violation is flagrant or repeated. 2. It allows the department to order employers to pay attorney costs, hearing costs, and transcript costs, and to assess a civil fine of up to $1,000 for violations of the Act. 3. It establishes new civil fines for employers who violate the requirement to disclose written job descriptions, starting at $500 for a first violation and increasing to up to $25,000 for a fourth or subsequent violation. 4. It allows an individual aggrieved by a violation of the job description disclosure requirement to bring a civil action to recover actual damages or $10,000, whichever is greater, plus actual costs and reasonable attorney fees. The bill specifies that these sanctions and remedies are in addition to any other applicable sanctions or remedies under the Act.