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MICHIGAN: Independent Contractor Restrictions, New Wage Mandates Advance in Senate Proposal
May 18, 2025 // Senate Bills 6 and 7 would reshape employment laws in Michigan by adding problematic and onerous new “wage transparency” mandates and penalties on ALL employers and industries. Although the Senate Labor Committee limited the California-style independent contractor test to the construction industry (NAICS Sector 23), the change will significantly hinder the industry’s ability to use contractors and subcontractors — including business-to-business relationships — ultimately driving up costs across the board.
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.