Act No. 266

Public Acts of 2015

Approved by the Governor

December 23, 2015

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 23, 2015

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 22, 2016

STATE OF MICHIGAN

98TH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2015

Introduced by Senators Brandenburg, Smith, Proos, Colbeck, Green, Horn, Knollenberg, Hansen, Robertson and Stamas

ENROLLED SENATE BILL No. 492

AN ACT to amend 1974 PA 269, entitled “An act to regulate the offer, sale, and purchase of franchises; to prohibit fraudulent practices in relation thereto; to prohibit pyramid and chain promotions; to impose regulatory duties upon certain state departments and agencies; and to provide penalties,” (MCL 445.1501 to 445.1546) by adding section 4b.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 4b. To the extent allocation of employer responsibilities between the franchisor and franchisee is permitted by law, the franchisee shall be considered the sole employer of workers for whom it provides a benefit plan or pays wages except as otherwise specifically provided in the franchise agreement.

Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days after the date it is enacted into law.

This act is ordered to take immediate effect.

Secretary of the Senate

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Approved

Governor