Michigan HB4492 allows employers to require employees receiving gratuities to share them with other employees.

Michigan HB4492 amends the labor law to allow employers to require employees who receive gratuities to share them with other employees. The bill specifies that gratuities remain the property of the employee who receives them unless the employer mandates sharing. It also sets a minimum hourly wage rate for employees receiving gratuities, increasing incrementally from 38% to 50% of the minimum hourly wage rate established under section 4 over several years. Employers must provide written notice of their plan to distribute service charges and keep compliance records for three years.

Michigan HB4492 allows employers to require employees receiving gratuities to share them with other employees.

Michigan HB4492 amends the labor law to allow employers to require employees who receive gratuities to share them with other employees. The bill specifies that gratuities remain the property of the employee who receives them unless the employer mandates sharing. It also sets a minimum hourly wage rate for employees receiving gratuities, increasing incrementally from 38% to 50% of the minimum hourly wage rate established under section 4 over several years. Employers must provide written notice of their plan to distribute service charges and keep compliance records for three years.