Employment laws and bills in Michigan
Every bill in the Michigan Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.
- Bills in scope
- 133bills in scope
- Past committee
- 14past committee
- Most recent action
- 14 October 2026most recent action
Employment bills in Michigan
1Enacted
13Past committee
3Active in committee
116Introduced or inactive
133 bills in scope
Past committee
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HB 5727Labor: youth employment; youth employment standards act; restore former provisions, and eliminate requirement for a work permit. Amends title & secs. 2, 5, 7, 10, 15 & 20 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.102 et seq.); adds sec. 19a & repeals secs. 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d, 6, 8 & 9 of 1978 PA 90 (MCL 409.104a et seq.).2 July 2026Passed chamberHB 6009Public employees and officers: compensation and benefits; severance pay for executive and legislative branch employees and officers; limit, and require reporting if greater than a certain amount. Creates new act.1 July 2026Passed chamberSB 49Labor: health and safety; revisions to the occupational safety and health act; provide for. Amends title & secs. 4, 13, 14, 14a, 14e 14f, 14j, 14n, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 36, 37, 41, 45, 46, 52, 54, 55, 56, 63, 65 & 91 of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1004 et seq.) & repeals sec. 1035a of 1974 PA 154 (MCL 408.1035a).23 June 2026Passed chamberSB 807Retirement: other; retirement program for certain nonpublic employees to participate in a benefit plan; create, and provide oversight. Creates new act. TIE BAR WITH: SB 0808'2617 June 2026Passed chamberHB 5560Labor: hours and wages; regulation of wages and fringe benefits; provide for exemption for certain earned wage access services. Amends 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.471 - 408.490) by adding sec. 18a. TIE BAR WITH: HB 5558'2630 April 2026Passed committeeSB 145Labor: fair employment practices; certain information about a job applicant's compensation history and credit history; prohibit an employer from seeking or asking about. Amends sec. 13a of 1978 PA 390 (MCL 408.483a).22 April 2026Passed chamberHB 4492Labor: hours and wages; sharing gratuities with other employees; allow an employer to require. Amends sec. 4d of 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.934d).21 January 2026Passed chamberSB 566Worker's compensation: other; certain filing fees and redemption fees; require to be established by rule. Amends secs. 625 & 835 of 1969 PA 317 (MCL 418.625 & 418.835).26 September 2025Passed chamberHB 4516Employment security: claimants; disqualification from benefits; modify. Amends sec. 29 of 1939 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.29).26 June 2025Passed committeeSB 319Labor: collective bargaining; minimum staffing levels within a bargaining unit; make a mandatory subject of bargaining for certain public employees. Amends secs. 11 & 15 of 1947 PA 336 (MCL 423.211 & 423.215).26 June 2025Passed chamberHB 4288Public employees and officers: state; hiring practices based on anything other than the merit of the prospective employee; prohibit. Creates new act.6 May 2025Passed chamberSB 34Civil rights: sex discrimination and harassment; definition of sex; modify to include lactating status for employment situations and include pregnancy and lactating status for places of public accommodation or public service. Amends secs. 201 & 301 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2201 & 37.2301).17 April 2025Passed chamberHB 4001Labor: hours and wages; minimum hourly wage rate; modify. Amends secs. 4 & 4b of 2014 PA 138 (MCL 408.414 & 408.414b) & repeals 2018 PA 337 (MCL 408.931 - 408.945). TIE BAR WITH: HB 4053'254 February 2025Passed chamber
Active in committee
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SB 1206Labor: other; local government labor regulatory limitation act; repeal. Repeals 2015 PA 105 (MCL 123.1381 - 123.1396).14 October 2026In committeeSB 1213Labor: leave; family and medical leave insurance benefits; provide for. Creates new act.14 October 2026In committeeHB 6417Labor: other; community and worker economic transition activities; provide to workers who have employment tied to an industry affected by the adoption or implementation of artificial intelligence. Amends sec. 5 of 2023 PA 232 (MCL 408.915).29 September 2026In committee
Introduced or inactive
8 of 116 shown
SB 1048Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements and prevailing wage and fringe benefit rates; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10ii.10 September 2026In committeeHB 6315Employment security: administration; employing unit's books, records, and papers; prohibit the unemployment agency from requiring that they be in a different form. Amends sec. 9 of 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.9).1 September 2026In committeeHB 6316Employment security: administration; unemployment insurance agency procedures to electronically access certain departments' databases; require. Amends 1936 (Ex Sess) PA 1 (MCL 421.1 - 421.75) by adding sec. 32e.1 September 2026In committeeHB 6141Public utilities: electric utilities; project labor agreements; require for certain data center contracts. Amends 1939 PA 3 (MCL 460.1 - 460.11) by adding sec. 10kk. TIE BAR WITH: HB 6135'26, HB 6140'26, HB 6137'26, HB 6138'26, HB 6142'26, HB 6139'2630 June 2026In committeeHB 6119Labor: fair employment practices; certain noncompete agreements for physicians; prohibit. Amends sec. 4a of 1984 PA 274 (MCL 445.774a).23 June 2026In committeeHB 6088Labor: collective bargaining; tenants right to organize; provide for. Creates new act.17 June 2026In committeeHB 6056Labor: collective bargaining; poster of collective bargaining rights; require certain employers to display at work sites and provide to employees. Amends 1939 PA 176 (MCL 423.1 - 423.30) by adding sec. 8.10 June 2026In committeeHB 6057Labor: working conditions; suitable seats; require employers to provide to employees under certain circumstances. Creates new act.10 June 2026In committee
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What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation
In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.
Tracker scopes are model-drafted, not attorney-reviewed.
Employment legislation in other jurisdictions
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- New Jersey473
- Congress414
- New York325
- Massachusetts194
- California178
- Texas168
- Connecticut166
- Washington152
- Maryland151
- Virginia144
- Oregon136
- Illinois135
- Pennsylvania135
- Hawaii132
- Iowa128
- Missouri124
- Kentucky118
- West Virginia104
- Oklahoma102
- Minnesota99
- Rhode Island86
- Maine79
- Montana77
- Mississippi75
- Wisconsin74
- North Carolina73
- Vermont71
- Arizona68
- Florida65
- Indiana56
- Nebraska48
- Utah48
- New Mexico44
- Georgia42
- Ohio40
- Alaska39
- Colorado35
- New Hampshire35
- Idaho34
- Tennessee33
- Kansas28
- Delaware25
- Louisiana25
- Nevada25
- South Carolina21
- Wyoming14
- Arkansas13
- Alabama10
- South Dakota9
- North Dakota7
- District of Columbia1
- Puerto Rico1
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