RECIPROCAL WAGE AGREEMENTS TO INCLUDE CANADA
House Bill 4775
Sponsor: Rep. Lauren Hager
Committee: Employment Relations, Training and Safety
Complete to 5-18-01
A SUMMARY OF HOUSE BILL 4775 AS INTRODUCED 5-15-01
House Bill 4775 would amend Public Act 390 of 1978, the wages and fringe benefits act, to allow the director of the Department of Consumer and Industry Services to enter into reciprocal agreements with other states, Canada, or a Canadian province or territory, for the collection of claims for wages, fringe benefits, and penalties assessed under section 18 (which concerns the collection of back wages). Currently under the law, reciprocal agreements are allowed only with other states, in a program administered by the department's Bureau of Safety and Regulation, Wage Hour Division, and enforced through the Office of the Attorney General.
MCL 408.481a
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This analysis was prepared by nonpartisan House staff for use by House members in their deliberations, and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent.