FIRE DIAMOND. People often notice a colored sign on a building called a fire diamond. Fire diamonds located on tanks and buildings indicate the level of chemical hazard located there. The four colors are blue, red, yellow, and white. The numbers superimposed over the colors rank the severity or danger, ranging from one to four, with four being the highest rating.
Marriage: A marriage shall not be contracted by a person who is under 16 years of age (MCLA 551.51). Employment: A minimum age is 14 years of age with exceptions (MCLA 409.103). Sexually explicit information: Unlawful to disseminate information to minors (MCLA 722.675). Curfew: A minor under the age of 16 shall not be in public between 12 midnight and 6 a.m. unless with parent or guardian (MCLA 722.752). Criminal sexual conduct (CSC): Michigan law allows minors to consent to sexual activity if they are 16 or older (MCLA 750-520a-750.5201).
Lansing â Michigan workers who make the minimum wage are getting a 40-cents-an-hour raise. The state hourly minimum went from $8.50 to $8.90 on Sunday. Itâs the second straight yearly increase under a 2014 law that gradually raised the wage by 25 percent. The 40-cent increase means those working full time will earn $16 more a week, or $832 a year. Many making the minimum wage work part time and tend to be younger. At $8.90, Michiganâs minimum wage is 15th-highest among states. Nineteen states rang in the year with an increase in the minimum. The state Bureau of Labor Market Information and Strategic Initiatives, citing federal data, says 101,000 people in Michigan were working at or below the federal minimum in 2015.