The Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) is hosting a webinar to discuss how the recent Michigan Supreme Court opinion on earned sick time laws will impact workers and businesses.
Key Provisions of Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act:
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- 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.
Webinar:
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- The webinar will be hosted by LEO Deputy Director of Labor Sean Egan.
- It will be held on Tuesday, August 27, from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m.
- It will include a live Q&A session. Participants can email their questions prior to the event to leo-comms@michigan.gov.
- To join the webinar virtually via Microsoft Teams, please click here.
