Sec. 351. Receiving remuneration, etc., from employe in consideration of employment—Any employer or agent or representative of an employer or other person having authority from his employer to hire, employ, or direct the services of other persons in the employment of said employer, who shall demand or receive directly or indirectly from any person when in the employment of said employer, any fee, gift or other remuneration or consideration, or any part or portion of any tips or gratuities received by such employe while in the employment of said employer, in consideration or as a condition of such employment or hiring or employing any person to perform such services for such employer or of permitting said person to continue in such employment is guilty of a misdemeanor. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to apply to employment agencies or employment agents licensed and operating under the laws of this state.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.351
Consideration for employment
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 239 Mich. App. 311 - Cork v. Applebee’s of Michigan, Inc (2000)
Most recently applied in Sherrod v. Genzyme Corp. (March 2006)
1931, Act 328, Eff
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