HOUSE BILL No. 4970

 

June 21, 2007, Introduced by Reps. Lemmons and Cushingberry and referred to the Committee on Regulatory Reform.

 

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 92, entitled

 

"Food law of 2000,"

 

(MCL 289.1101 to 289.8111) by adding section 6150.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 6150. (1) A food service establishment shall disclose, in

 

the manner provided for in subsection (2), whether waitstaff

 

employees earn the minimum wage for those earning gratuities as

 

described in section 7a of 1964 PA 154, MCL 408.387a.

 

     (2) The text for the disclosure required under subsection (1)

 

shall meet the following requirements:

 

     (a) On handheld menus or table tents, the text shall be

 

visually equivalent to at least 11-point font size or may be

 

visually equivalent to the font size of the menu item descriptions.

 

     (b) The color of the text shall provide a clear contrast to

 


the background.