Pay Equity Bills

Bills to strengthen Michigan’s laws about pay equity will be introduced and include:

Strengthening the Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act to make it clear that sex-based wage discrimination is illegal under Michigan law and incorporating the equal pay factors into the ELCRA.
Establishing a pay equity study commission to examine the scope of the issue in Michigan and provide technical assistance to employers.
Providing wage transparency for similarly situated employees.
Increasing penalties for wage discrimination based on gender.