Michigan Compiled Laws
Act 390 of 1978 - Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits (408.471 - 408.490)
Section 408.484 - Violation as Misdemeanor.

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An employer who violates this act, including failure to pay the wages and fringe benefits due an employee as provided in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978 Compiler's Notes: For creation of bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation within department of consumer and industry services; transfer of powers and duties of bureau of worker's compensation and unemployment agency to bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation; transfer of powers and duties of director of bureau of worker's compensation and director of unemployment agency to director of bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation; and, transfer of powers and duties of wage and hour division of worker's compensation board of magistrates to bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation, see E.R.O. No. 2002-1, compiled at MCL 445.2004 of the Michigan Compiled Laws.For creation of the new wage and hour division as a type II agency within the department of labor and economic growth, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For transfer of powers and duties of the former wage and hour division of the department of consumer and industry services, transferred to the bureau of worker's and unemployment compensation, to the new wage and hour division within the department of labor and economic growth by type II transfer, see E.R.O. No. 2003-1, compiled at MCL 445.2011.For the transfer of powers and duties of the department of licensing and regulatory affairs to the department of labor and economic opportunity, see E.R.O. No. 2019-3, compiled at MCL 125.1998.

Structure Michigan Compiled Laws

Michigan Compiled Laws

Chapter 408 - Labor

Act 390 of 1978 - Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits (408.471 - 408.490)

Section 408.471 - Definitions.

Section 408.472 - Payment of Wages; Time; Regularly Scheduled Weekly or Biweekly Payday; Monthly Pay Period; Overtime Earnings During Month of December; Frequency of Wage Payments.

Section 408.473 - Payment of Fringe Benefits; Terms.

Section 408.474 - Withholding Payment of Compensation Due as Fringe Benefit to Be Paid at Termination Date.

Section 408.475 - Payment of Wages to Employee Voluntarily Leaving Employment; Payment of Wages to Employee Discharged From Employment; Exception.

Section 408.476 - Wages; Payment Methods; Deposit of Employee's Wages in Bank, Credit Union, or Savings and Loan Association; Issuance of Payroll Debit Card; Consent; Employees Required to Receive Wages Through Direct Deposit or Payroll Debit Card; R...

Section 408.477 - Deductions From Wages.

Section 408.478 - Fee, Gift, Tip, Gratuity, or Other Remuneration or Consideration, or Contribution to Charitable, Social, or Beneficial Purpose, as Condition of Employment or Continuation of Employment.

Section 408.479 - Records and Statements; Rules.

Section 408.480 - Payment of Wages and Fringe Benefits on Behalf of Deceased Employee; Discharge and Release of Employer.

Section 408.481 - Complaint; Filing; Form; Notice to Employer; Investigation; Informal Resolution of Dispute; Notice to Employer and Employee; Request for Review; Oaths and Affirmations; Subpoena; Witnesses; Evidence; Parties to Proceeding; Appointme...

Section 408.481a - Reciprocal Agreements.

Section 408.482 - Rules.

Section 408.483 - Discrimination; Complaint; Investigation; Rehiring or Reinstatement of Employee With Back Pay; Review of Determination.

Section 408.483a - Prohibited Conduct.

Section 408.484 - Violation as Misdemeanor.

Section 408.485 - Failure to Pay Wages and Fringe Benefits as Misdemeanor; Penalty.

Section 408.486 - Issuance of Check or Other Order for Payment of Wages; Violation; Penalty; Prima Facie Evidence.

Section 408.487 - Department as Trustee for Employee.

Section 408.488 - Violations; Ordering Payments; Civil Penalty.

Section 408.489 - Civil Action.

Section 408.490 - Repeal of MCL 408.501 to 408.506, 408.521 to 408.525a, and 408.561 to 408.563.