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Michigan: Wage theft package gets first committee hearing
April 14, 2023 // Under HB 4390, an independent contractor is someone who is: a) “free from control and direction of the payer,” b) “performs work that is outside the usual course of the payer’s business,” and c) “is customarily engaged in an independently established trade.” Wendy Block, Senior VP of Business Advocacy and Member Engagement for the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, compared the Michigan proposal to California’s independent contractor law. HB 4401 and HB 4406 would make it a felony punishable by up to two years in prison and or a $10,000 fine to refuse to provide that information more than once.
In $1B spending spree, Michigan lawmakers gave $13M to two unions
October 4, 2022 // Legislative grants allow lawmakers to direct public money to specific projects in a secretive fashion