Summary

Sponsor: Representative Gosselin
Topic: Living Wage Ordinances
Committee: Employment Relations, Training and Safety

The bill is entitled the Job Creation and Regulatory Responsibility Act of 1999.

The bill prohibits local units of government from enacting ordinances or enforcing regulations in areas covered by state or federal law unless specifically and expressly authorized to do so. "State or federal law" is defined in the act as 27 state and federal laws, including the Minimum Wage Law of 1964, the Youth Employment Standards Act, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and the State Construction Code Act of 1972.