Federal & State Regulations | Equal Pay Act - Michigan

State Info

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

Employer defined

“Employer” means a person who has one or more employees, and includes an agent of that person.

Unlawful employment practices

The Michigan Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act simply provides that an employer must not discriminate with respect to employment, compensation, or other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, including benefit plans. The provisions of the federal Equal Pay Act would also apply.

Recordkeeping

State law requires that employers maintain a record for each employee that includes name, address, birth date, occupation or classification, total basic rate of pay, total hours worked in each pay period, total wages paid each pay period, a separate itemization of deductions, and a listing or itemization of fringe benefits. Employers who have a group of 10 or more employees with identical fringe benefits may keep one central itemization or listing for each group, if the record identifies what group they belong to. These records must be maintained for not less than three years.

Employers need not maintain payroll records indicating the total hours worked by certain executive, administrative, or professional employees, as defined in state law.