Minimum Wage, Small Business, Employee Benefits

Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act, With Amendments, Has Gone Into Effect

Burr & Forman on 3/5/2025

Following the 2019 ballot initiative and Michigan Supreme Court decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (“ESTA”) went into effect on February 21, 2025. The ESTA sets out minimum...more

Last-Minute Changes to Michigan Earned Sick Time and Wage Laws: Effective February 21, 2025

Dickinson Wright on 2/24/2025

We’ve all been waiting to see if Michigan legislators would reach a deal to amend the Earned Sick Time Act and the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, which became effective Friday, February 21, 2025. The votes are in –...more

Last Minute Minimum Wage Increase and Sick Leave Amendments to Michigan Employment Law Statutes

Husch Blackwell LLP on 2/24/2025

In the early morning hours of February 21, 2025, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002 into law. SB 8 amended Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act. House Bill 4002 amended...more

What Employers Need To Know About Biden’s American Rescue Plan

Fisher Phillips on 3/10/2021

After several weeks of tense negotiations and legislative twists and turns, President Biden’s latest COVID-19 stimulus package – the American Rescue Plan – has been passed by Congress and will become law once the president...more

House Passes American Rescue Plan; Next Stop, The Senate

Fisher Phillips on 3/1/2021

In the early morning hours of Saturday, February 27, the U.S. House of Representatives passed President Biden’s $1.9 trillion latest COVID-19 stimulus bill, containing a slew of employment-related initiatives that could have...more

Web Exclusive: January 2018: The Top 18 Labor And Employment Law Stories

Fisher Phillips on 2/8/2018

It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law. While the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace, there were an unprecedented number of changes each month in 2017—and if January is any...more