December 8, 2009, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons, Durhal, Cushingberry, Womack, Haugh, Terry Brown, Young, Espinoza, Johnson and Dean and referred to the Committee on Labor.
A bill to specify how certain cities may pay an annual cost of
living supplement to employees.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"public employee cost of living supplement act".
Sec. 2. A city with a population of 200,000 or more may pay
its employees an annual cost of living supplement in addition to
the employees' regular wages. The supplement shall be calculated by
multiplying an employee's annual wage for the preceding year by the
most recently available annual percentage increase in the consumer
price index. As used in this section, "consumer price index" means
the most comprehensive index of consumer prices available for this
state from the bureau of labor statistics of the United States
department of labor.