March 7, 2019, Introduced by Senators ALEXANDER, WOJNO, BAYER, MCMORROW, CHANG, GEISS, ANANICH, HERTEL, POLEHANKI, HOLLIER, IRWIN, MCCANN, BRINKS, MOSS and BULLOCK and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 2018 PA 337, entitled
"Improved workforce opportunity wage act,"
by amending sections 4 and 4d (MCL 408.934 and 408.934d), as
amended by 2018 PA 368.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
4. (1) Subject to the exceptions specified in this act,
the
minimum hourly wage rate is:
(a)
Before September 1, 2014, $7.40.
(b)
Beginning September 1, 2014, $8.15.
(c)
Beginning January 1, 2016, $8.50.
(d)
Beginning January 1, 2017, $8.90.
(e)
Beginning January 1, 2018, $9.25.
(f)
In calendar year 2019, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $9.45.
(g)
In calendar year 2020, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $9.65.
(h)
In calendar year 2021, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $9.87.
(i)
In calendar year 2022, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $10.10.
(j)
In calendar year 2023, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $10.33.
(k)
In calendar year 2024, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $10.56.
(l) In calendar year 2025, or a subsequent calendar
year as
described
in subsection (2), $10.80.
(m)
In calendar year 2026, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $11.04.
(n)
In calendar year 2027, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $11.29.
(o)
In calendar year 2028, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $11.54.
(p)
In calendar year 2029, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $11.79.
(q)
In calendar year 2030, or a subsequent calendar year as
described
in subsection (2), $12.05.
(1) Subject to the exceptions specified in this act, the
minimum hourly wage rate is:
(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, $10.00.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2020, $10.65.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2021, $11.35.
(d) Beginning January 1, 2022, $12.00.
(2) Every October beginning in 2022, the state treasurer shall
calculate an adjusted minimum hourly wage rate. The state treasurer
shall calculate the adjusted minimum hourly wage rate by
multiplying the otherwise applicable minimum hourly wage rate by
the 12-month percentage increase, if any, in the Consumer Price
Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers, CPI-W, or a
successor index, as published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of
the United States Department of Labor, based on the most recent 12-
month period for which data are available. The state treasurer
shall publish the adjusted minimum hourly wage rate by November 1
of the year it is calculated. The adjusted minimum hourly wage rate
is effective beginning January 1 of the succeeding year.
(3) (2)
An increase in the minimum hourly
wage rate as
prescribed
in subsection (1) (2) does not take effect if the
unemployment rate for this state, as determined by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics, United States Department of Labor, is 8.5% or
greater
for the calendar year preceding the calendar year of the
prescribed
increase. An increase in the minimum hourly wage rate as
prescribed
in subsection (1) that does not take effect pursuant to
this
subsection takes effect in the first calendar year following a
calendar
year for which the unemployment rate for this state, as
determined
by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States
Department
of Labor, is less than 8.5%.
Sec. 4d. (1) The minimum hourly wage rate of an employee is
38%
of the minimum hourly wage rate as
established in section 4
under subsection (2) if all of the following occur:
(a) The employee receives gratuities in the course of his or
her employment.
(b)
If the The gratuities described in subdivision (a) plus
the
minimum hourly wage rate under this subsection do not equal or
exceed the difference between the minimum hourly wage rate
otherwise
established under section 4, the
employer pays any
shortfall
to the employee.subsection
(2) and the minimum hourly
wage rate established under section 4.
(c) The gratuities are proven gratuities as indicated by the
employee's declaration for purposes of the federal insurance
contribution act, 26 USC 3101 to 3128.
(d) The entirety of the gratuities are retained by the
employee who receives them, except as voluntarily shared with other
employees who are directly or indirectly part of the chain of
service and whose duties are not primarily managerial or
supervisory.
(e) (d)
The employee was informed by the
employer of the
provisions of this section, in writing, at or before the time of
hire, and gave written consent.
(2) The minimum hourly wage rate of an employee that meets the
requirements of subsection (1) is:
(a) Beginning January 1, 2019, 48% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(b) Beginning January 1, 2020, 60% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(c) Beginning January 1, 2021, 70% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(d) Beginning January 1, 2022, 80% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(e) Beginning January 1, 2023, 90% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(f) Beginning January 1, 2024, 100% of the minimum hourly wage
rate established under section 4.
(3) (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 contributions act, 26 USC
3101 to 3128.
(4) Gratuities remain property of the employee who receives
them, except pursuant to a valid and voluntary tip sharing
agreement described in subsection (1)(d), regardless of whether the
employer pays the lower tipped hourly wage established under
subsection (2) or the full minimum hourly rate established under
section 4. Gratuities and service charges paid to an employee are
in addition to, and do not count toward, wages due the employee.
(5) An employer shall provide employees and consumers written
notice of its intent to distribute service charges.
(6) An employer shall keep records showing compliance with
this section for at least 3 years after the date of an employee's
last pay period.