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2015 Michigan Compiled Laws
Chapter 408 - Labor
Act 390 of 1978 PAYMENT OF WAGES AND FRINGE BENEFITS (408.471 - 408.490)
Section 408.485 Failure to pay wages and fringe benefits as misdemeanor; penalty.
MI Comp L § 408.485 (2015) What's This?
408.485 Failure to pay wages and fringe benefits as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 15.
An employer who, with intent to defraud, fails to make payment of the wages and fringe benefits due an employee as provided in this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00, or imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
History: 1978, Act 390, Imd. Eff. Aug. 1, 1978
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