SB-1364, As Passed Senate, August 30, 2006

SUBSTITUTE FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 1364

     A bill to amend 1964 PA 154, entitled

"Minimum wage law of 1964,"

by amending section 4b (MCL 408.384b), as added by 1997 PA 1.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 4b. (1) An employer may pay a new employee who is less

than 20 years of age a training hourly wage of $4.25 for the first

90 days of that employee's employment. The hourly wage authorized

under this  section  subsection is in lieu of the minimum hourly

wage otherwise prescribed by this act.

     (2) Except as provided in subsection (1), the minimum hourly

wage for an employee who is less than 18 years of age is 85% of the

general minimum hourly wage established in section 4.

(3)  (2) An employer shall not displace an employee to hire

Senate Bill No. 1364 as amended August 30, 2006

an individual at the hourly wage authorized under  subsection (1)

this section. As used in this subsection, "displace" includes

termination of employment or any reduction of hours, wages, or

employment benefits.

(4)  (3) A person who violates subsection  (2)  (3) is

subject to a civil fine of not more than $1,000.00.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect October

1, 2006.

     <<Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take effect unless all of the following bills of the 93rd Legislature are enacted into law:

     (a) Senate Bill No. 453.

     (b) House Bill No. 6213.>>