Bill Text: MI SB0327 | 2017-2018 | 99th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Labor; hours and wages; pay equity compliance certification; require for private businesses that contract with the state. Amends sec. 209 of 1976 PA 453 (MCL 37.2209) & adds sec. 209a.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-25 - Referred To Committee On Government Operations [SB0327 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2017-SB0327-Introduced.html
SENATE BILL No. 327
April 25, 2017, Introduced by Senators YOUNG, WARREN, KNEZEK, HERTEL, HOOD, ANANICH, HOPGOOD, GREGORY, JOHNSON and BIEDA and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1976 PA 453, entitled
"Elliott-Larsen civil rights act,"
by amending section 209 (MCL 37.2209) and by adding section 209a.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec.
209. A contract to which the this
state , or a
political
subdivision , or an agency thereof of this state is a party shall
must contain a covenant by the contractor and his subcontractors
not to discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment
with respect to hire, tenure, terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment, or a matter directly or indirectly related to
employment, because of race, color, religion, national origin, age,
sex, height, weight, or marital status. Breach of this covenant or
failure to comply with section 209a may be regarded as a material
breach of the contract.
Sec. 209a. (1) This state or a political subdivision or agency
of this state shall not enter into a contract described in section
209 for more than $500,000.00 with a business that had 40 or more
full-time employees in this state on any day during the previous 12
months unless the business submits an equal pay certificate or
certifies in writing that it is exempt under subsection (2).
(2) This section does not apply to a business with respect to
a specific contract if the state purchasing director or the
equivalent purchasing officer for a local unit of government
determines that application of this section would cause undue
hardship to the contracting entity. This section does not apply to
a contract for vocational training or a contract for goods or
services provided by a health insurer regulated under the insurance
code of 1956, 1956 PA 218, MCL 500.100 to 500.8302; by an insurer
created under the nonprofit health care corporation reform act,
1980 PA 350, MCL 550.1101 to 550.1704; by a program for medical
assistance established under title XIX of the social security act,
42 USC 1396 to 1396w-5; or by a nursing home licensed under article
17 of the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.20101 to
333.22260.
(3) A business may apply for an equal pay certificate by
paying a $150.00 filing fee and submitting an equal pay compliance
statement to the department. An equal pay certificate issued by the
department is valid for 4 years. The proceeds from the fees
collected under this subsection must be deposited in an equal pay
certificate special revenue account in the state treasury. Money in
the account is appropriated to the department for the purposes of
issuing equal pay certificates. The department shall issue an equal
pay certificate to a business that pays the $150.00 filing fee and
submits an equal pay compliance statement signed by the chairperson
of the board or chief executive officer of the business certifying
all of the following:
(a) The business is in compliance with title VII of the civil
rights act of 1964, 42 USC 2000e to 2000e-17; the equal pay act of
1963, 29 USC 206(d); and section 556 of the Michigan penal code,
1931 PA 328, MCL 750.556.
(b) There is not an appreciable difference between the average
compensation of its female and male employees within each of the
major job categories in the EEO-1 employee information report for
which an employee is expected to perform work under the contract,
taking into account factors such as length of service, requirements
of specific jobs, experience, skill, effort, responsibility,
working conditions of the job, or other mitigating factors.
(c) The business does not restrict employees of 1 sex to
certain job classifications and makes retention and promotion
decisions without regard to sex.
(d) Wage and benefit disparities are corrected when identified
to ensure compliance with the laws cited in subdivision (a) and
with subdivision (b).
(e) The interval at which the business evaluates wages and
benefits to ensure compliance with the laws cited in subdivision
(a) and with subdivision (b).
(4) The equal pay compliance statement must also indicate
which of the following the business utilizes in setting
compensation and benefits:
(a) A market pricing approach.
(b) State prevailing wage or union contract requirements.
(c) A performance pay system.
(d) An internal analysis.
(e) An alternative approach. If the business uses an
alternative approach, the business shall provide a description of
its approach.
(5) The department's receipt of the equal pay compliance
statement does not establish compliance with the laws set forth in
subsection (3)(a).
(6) The department shall issue an equal pay certificate, or a
statement of why the application was rejected, within 15 days after
receipt of the application. An application may be rejected only if
it does not comply with subsection (3).
(7) The department may suspend or revoke an equal pay
certificate for a business if the business fails to make a good-
faith effort to comply with the laws identified in subsection
(3)(a), fails to make a good-faith effort to comply with this
section, or has multiple violations of this section or the laws
identified in subsection (3)(a). Proceedings for suspending or
revoking a certificate are subject to the administrative procedures
act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328. Before suspending
or revoking a certificate, the department shall work with the
business to reconcile wages and benefits due to employees. Upon
notice that the department has suspended or revoked the certificate
of a business that holds a contract subject to this section or if
the contracting public entity learns that a contract was awarded to
a business that is not in compliance with this section, the
contracting public entity may void, abridge, or terminate the
contract.
(8) Upon request, the department shall provide technical
assistance to a business in complying with this section.
(9) Upon a request from the department to enable it to fulfill
its duties under this section, a business shall provide all of the
following information with respect to employees expected to perform
work under a contract described in section 209 in each of the major
job categories in the EEO-1 employee information report:
(a) The number of male employees.
(b) The number of female employees.
(c) The average annualized salaries paid to male employees and
to female employees, in the manner most consistent with the
employer's compensation system, within each major job category.
(d) Performance payments, benefits, or other elements of
compensation, in the manner most consistent with the employer's
compensation system, if requested by the department for use in
determining whether compensation is different for male and female
employees.
(e) Average length of service for male and female employees in
each major job category.
(f) Other information identified by the business or by the
department, as needed, to determine compliance with items specified
in subsection (3).
(10) Data submitted to the department related to equal pay
certificates are confidential and are exempt from disclosure under
the freedom of information act, 1976 PA 442, MCL 15.231 to 15.246,
to persons other than department employees. The department's
decision to issue, not issue, revoke, or suspend an equal pay
certificate is not confidential or exempt from disclosure.
Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 90 days
after the date it is enacted into law.
