How to file a wage claim in Michigan.
Filed with the Michigan Wage and Hour Division (LEO). Form: WHD-9101. Statute of limitations: 3 years.
Calculate your specific deadline
Enter the date wages were due → get the deadline for Michigan, federal FLSA, EEOC charge, and NLRB ULP.
Open SOL calculatorWhat this form covers
MI Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act sets state minimum wage above federal.
Where the form is filed
The WHD-9101 is the canonical wage-claim form for Michigan. SynthCounsel hosts the official .gov source PDF and re-verifies it nightly.
Federal options run in parallel
State wage claims don’t replace federal claims. The FLSA SOL (2 years; 3 if willful) runs separately from Michigan’s SOL, and you may file with the US DOL Wage & Hour Division for federal minimum-wage and overtime violations. For discrimination claims, the EEOC charge clock starts at 180 days (300 days in deferral states like CA, NY, IL, etc.).
- · FLSA wage claim: DOL WH-31 (dol.gov)
- · EEOC discrimination charge: SynthCounsel wizard + eeoc.gov
- · NLRB unfair labor practice: NLRB-501 (nlrb.gov)
- · OSHA workplace hazard: OSHA-7 (osha.gov)
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Wage claim time limits
All four parallel deadlines (state, FLSA, EEOC, NLRB) from one date.
EEOC charge wizard
Build a Form 5 narrative if your wage claim involves discrimination.