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lansingchamber.org ADVOCACY

Current State Legislation

Impacting Businesses

s part of the Lansing Regional Chamber of
Commerce’s (LRCC) commitment to keeping the
Abusiness community informed and empowered,
we are pleased to provide a fall update on the state
legislation that could potentially impact businesses in our
region.

Throughout this legislative session, the LRCC has
been diligently monitoring several key bills that hold
significance for our business community. We believe
it is essential to stay abreast of these developments, as
they may influence operations, opportunities, and overall
business climate in the region.

The bills the LRCC is currently following are as follows:

1. House Bill 4237, which would grant local units
of government the right to adopt, enforce, or
administer an ordinance, policy, or resolution that
imposes certain requirements or regulations on an
employer, including the payment of a minimum
wage higher than the state minimum wage, the
provision of paid or unpaid leave time or other
fringe benefits, regulations on work stoppages
or strikes, and regulations on the information
requested or excluded on an employment
application or during a job interview.
Michigan employers to disclose a position's wage
2. House Bill 4390, which seeks to define an range in job postings.
"independent contractor" as a worker who meets all
three of the following criteria: 5. House Bill 4526, House Bill 4527, and House Bill
4528, which would move aggregate permitting
a. The individual is free from the employer's from the local level to the state level.
control and direction in connection with the
performance of the work 6. House Bill 4231 which would repeal 2011 PA 98,
b. The individual performs work that is outside the Michigan Fair and Open Competition in
the usual course of the employer's business. Governmental Construction Act, a law that restricts
c. The individual is customarily engaged in an the use of project labor agreements (PLAs) in state
independently established trade, occupation, and local government construction contracts.
or business of the same work performed by
the individual for the employer. 7. Senate Bill 228, would repeal the act preempting
local regulations.
3. House Bill 4399, which seeks to prohibit employers
from requiring employees to agree to a non- 8. Senate Bill 329, which would establish "bad faith"
compete clause. policy for an insurer's failure to settle a claim when,
considering all of the circumstances, the insurer
4. House Bill 4406 that would require employers to could and should have done so had it acted fairly
provide wage information for "similarly situated" and reasonably toward its insured and with due
employees within 30 days of an employee's regard for the insured's interests.
request. "Wage information" includes salary, hourly
wage, bonus pay, overtime pay, and other forms of 9. Senate Bill 408, which would revise on the
compensation provided by the employer. Unlike procedure for collection of judgments for
laws in other states, HB 4406 would not require businesses to collect on debts. l

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