HB4492

Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).

Chamber Passed·1/14/26

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.

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Where it stands

Last
Passed the House · 57–52 · Jan 14
Current
Labor Committee
Next
Senate floor vote

Sponsors

0
1
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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Roll Call Votes

57 Yea

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52 Nay

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Calendar

Dec 11, 2025

10:30 AM

House Economic Competitiveness

Nov 13, 2025

10:30 AM

House Economic Competitiveness

History

Jan 21

Senate

Passed By House With Immediate Effect

Jan 21

Senate

Referred To Committee On Labor

Jan 14

House

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