The WOWA rate is higher. (1) An employer shall pay to an employee voluntarily leaving employment all wages earned and due, as soon as the amount can with due diligence be determined.Under Michigan law, employers are only required to pay bonuses in accordance with the terms set forth in a written contract or written policy. A point of distinction is that Michigan does not require additional pay for work on weekends, holidays, or regular days of rest unless overtime is involved. An employer shall maintain a record for each employee which indicates the employee's name, address, birth date, occupation or classification in which employed. Michigan law doesn't have specific laws for meals and breaks. Overtime pay at a rate not less than one and one-half times the regular rate of pay is required after 40 hours of work in a workweek. Employers don't have to pay employees for attending a shift but not working.