HB-4626, As Passed House, April 22, 2008

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4626

     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 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) If the person has 1 to 15 employees, not more than

$500.00.

     (b) If the person has 16 to 50 employees, not more than

$1,000.00.

     (c) If the person has more than 50 employees, not more than

$2,000.00

     (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 does not violate this section.