(1) If the secretary determines, subsequent to the issuance of an order to show cause under section 4(c),¹ that an employer, or officer or agent of the employer, has intentionally failed to properly classify an individual as an employee under section 4(a), the secretary may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to issue a stop-work order requiring the cessation of work by individuals who are improperly classified within 24 hours of the effective date of the order, or in the event that a majority of individuals working at a site are improperly classified, requiring the cessation of all business operations of that employer at each site at which a violation occurred within 24 hours of the effective date of the order.

(2) The order shall take effect when served upon the employer, or, for a particular employer worksite, when served at the worksite. The order shall remain in effect until the court issues an order releasing the stop-work order or upon finding that the employer, or officer or agent of the employer, is no longer in violation of this act.

(3) An order releasing a stop-work order may include a requirement that the employer file with the department periodic reports for a probationary period that shall not exceed two years demonstrating the employer's continued compliance with this act.