Bill Text: MI SB0489 | 2009-2010 | 95th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Crimes; other; penalties for wage discrimination based on gender; increase under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 556 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.556).
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-04-29 - Referred To Committee On Commerce And Tourism [SB0489 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2009-SB0489-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 489
April 29, 2009, Introduced by Senators WHITMER, BRATER, PRUSI, JACOBS, CLARKE, ANDERSON, CLARK-COLEMAN, SWITALSKI, SCOTT, CHERRY and OLSHOVE and referred to the Committee on Commerce and Tourism.
A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled
"The Michigan penal code,"
by amending section 556 (MCL 750.556).
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
556. (1) Any An
employer of labor in this state,
employing
both males and females, who shall not discriminate
in any
way
in the payment of wages as between
sexes individuals of
different
genders who are similarly employed. ,
shall be
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days or
the fine set forth in subsection (3), or both imprisonment and the
fine
set forth in subsection (3). No female shall be assigned any
task
disproportionate to her strength, nor shall she be employed in
any
place detrimental to her morals, her health or her potential
capacity
for motherhood. Any
(3) The court may order the person convicted of violating this
section to pay a fine as follows:
(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b):
(i) If the person has 1 to 15 employees, not more than
$5,000.00.
(ii) If the person has 16 to 50 employees, not more than
$10,000.00.
(iii) If the person has more than 50 employees, not more than
$15,000.00.
(b) For a third or subsequent violation of this section:
(i) If the person has 1 to 15 employees, not more than
$15,000.00.
(ii) If the person has 16 to 50 employees, not more than
$20,000.00.
(iii) If the person has more than 50 employees, not more than
$25,000.00.
(4) This section does not prohibit the person from being
charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of
law arising out of the violation of this section.
(5) A difference in wage rates based upon a factor other than
sex
shall gender does not violate this section.
