Webinar to focus on changes to Earned Sick Time
The Michigan Supreme Court recently issued an opinion resulting in changes to the state’s earned sick time laws and established the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act. In response, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) Deputy Director of Labor Sean Egan will host a live webinar on Tuesday, August 27, from 2 to 2:45 p.m. to discuss how the ruling affects workers and businesses.
Participants can join the webinar virtually via Microsoft Teams.
The webinar will include a live Q&A session, and participants are encouraged to email their questions before the event to leo-comms@michigan.gov.? For additional information on the webinar, visit www.michigan.gov/leo.
Key provisions of Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act include:
• Effective on February 21, 2025.
• Applies to all employers, regardless of their size, with the exception of federal employers.
• Includes all employee categories, such as salaried (both exempt and non-exempt) and full- and part-time hourly workers and expands the permitted uses of sick time.
• Grants employees the right to pursue legal action if an employer interferes with or retaliates against their use of Earned Sick Time Act benefits.
• Employers must now accrue sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, eliminating the option to “front load” sick time.
• Businesses with 10 or more employees must provide up to 72 hours of paid sick time per year, an increase from the previous limit of 40 hours.
• Smaller businesses with fewer than 10 employees must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time annually, plus an additional 32 hours of unpaid sick time.
• Unused sick time can be carried over, but employees may use no more than 72 hours of earned sick time within any given year.
Participants can join the webinar virtually via Microsoft Teams.
The webinar will include a live Q&A session, and participants are encouraged to email their questions before the event to leo-comms@michigan.gov.? For additional information on the webinar, visit www.michigan.gov/leo.
Key provisions of Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act include:
• Effective on February 21, 2025.
• Applies to all employers, regardless of their size, with the exception of federal employers.
• Includes all employee categories, such as salaried (both exempt and non-exempt) and full- and part-time hourly workers and expands the permitted uses of sick time.
• Grants employees the right to pursue legal action if an employer interferes with or retaliates against their use of Earned Sick Time Act benefits.
• Employers must now accrue sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, eliminating the option to “front load” sick time.
• Businesses with 10 or more employees must provide up to 72 hours of paid sick time per year, an increase from the previous limit of 40 hours.
• Smaller businesses with fewer than 10 employees must provide up to 40 hours of paid sick time annually, plus an additional 32 hours of unpaid sick time.
• Unused sick time can be carried over, but employees may use no more than 72 hours of earned sick time within any given year.
Creditors Bar hosts golf outing Sept. 16 in Bloomfield Hills
The Michigan Creditors Bar Association will host its 2024 MCBA Golf Outing featuring lunch, golf, cocktail hour, and dinner on Monday, September 16, at Wabeek Country Club, 4000 Clubgate Drive in Bloomfield Hills.
The outing follows the schedule of:
• 10 a.m. - Registration and Driving Range Open
• 11 a.m. - BBQ Lunch
• Noon - Shotgun Start
• 5 p.m. - Social/ Cocktail Hour
• 5:30 p.m. - Dinner
Cost for the outing is $1,100 per foursome, $280 per individual, $45 for lunch only, and $85 for dinner only.
To register for the outing, visit https://mcba36.wildapricot.org.
The outing follows the schedule of:
• 10 a.m. - Registration and Driving Range Open
• 11 a.m. - BBQ Lunch
• Noon - Shotgun Start
• 5 p.m. - Social/ Cocktail Hour
• 5:30 p.m. - Dinner
Cost for the outing is $1,100 per foursome, $280 per individual, $45 for lunch only, and $85 for dinner only.
To register for the outing, visit https://mcba36.wildapricot.org.
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