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HB4168 • 2026

Labor: hours and wages; employer offset of wages due an employee in a pay period based on the amount of gratuities the employee receives; prohibit. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).

Labor: hours and wages; employer offset of wages due an employee in a pay period based on the amount of gratuities the employee receives; prohibit. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).

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Sponsor
Matt Koleszar (District 22), Kelly Breen (District 21), Mike McFall (District 14), Regina Weiss (District 5), Stephanie Young (District 16)
Last action
2025-03-06
Official status
bill electronically reproduced 03/05/2025
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide specific details on the amendments or enforcement mechanisms, leading to uncertainty in these areas.

Prohibits Employers from Deducting Tips from Employee Wages

This law stops employers from reducing an employee's pay based on how much in tips the employee earns.

What This Bill Does

  • Makes it illegal for employers to lower an employee's wages because of tips received by the employee.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Employers who give tips to workers as part of their compensation.
  • Employees who receive tips as part of their job, such as waitstaff or bartenders.

Terms To Know

Tips
Money given by customers to employees for good service, separate from the regular wage.
Employer
A person or company that hires workers and pays them wages.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify what happens if an employer breaks this rule.
  • It is unclear how the law will be enforced or who will enforce it.

Bill History

  1. 2025-03-06 HJ 24 Pg. 202

    bill electronically reproduced 03/05/2025

  2. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 192

    introduced by Representative Rep. Matt Koleszar

  3. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 192

    read a first time

  4. 2025-03-05 HJ 23 Pg. 192

    referred to Committee on Economic Competitiveness

Official Summary Text

Labor: hours and wages; employer offset of wages due an employee in a pay period based on the amount of gratuities the employee receives; prohibit. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).