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Paid Sick Leave State Labor Laws MI Supreme Court

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Hold on Tight: Last-Minute Changes to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act

Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), scheduled to take effect on February 21, 2025, was amended on February 20, 2025, to provide additional clarity and administrative ease. ...more

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Michigan Employers Must Heed Recent Court Ruling on Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave - UPDATED 12-18-2024

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In a landmark decision in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of legislative actions surrounding the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (Wage Act) and the...more

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Preparing for Changes to Paid Sick Leave in Michigan: Moving from the PMLA to the ESTA

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision that the Michigan Legislature violated the state constitution in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, when it applied an “adopt-and-amend” approach in...more

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Michigan’s Supreme Court Has Spoken: Expanded Paid Sick Leave, Increased Minimum Wage and Phased Out Tip Credits

The Michigan Supreme Court has written the latest, and perhaps last, chapter of an ongoing saga affecting most Michigan employers. In Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, the Michigan Supreme Court fully restored sweeping...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Invalidates Legislative Amendments to Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Leave Measures

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Michigan employers soon will face a significantly higher minimum wage and more onerous employee sick leave obligations after the Michigan Supreme Court invalidated the Michigan legislature’s amendments related to two voter...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Voids Existing Minimum (Cash) Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws and Revives Old Laws

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court, in a 4-to-3 decision, found unconstitutional legislative amendments that significantly revised minimum wage, tip, and paid sick leave standards....more

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If Pain, Yes Gain – Part 123: Michigan Supreme Court Resuscitates State’s Earned Sick Time Act of 2018

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its long-awaited decision in Mothering Justice et al. v. Attorney General et al., holding in a 4-3 ruling that Michigan’s current paid sick leave law, the Paid Medical Leave...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Revives Voter-Initiated Minimum Wage, Sick Leave Laws

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On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court revived two 2018 voter-initiated laws aimed at increasing the state’s minimum wage and expanding earned sick time for workers. ...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Holds Employers Must Pay Higher Minimum Wage and Provide Expanded Sick Leave Rights: 3 Steps You Should...

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Big changes are coming for Michigan employers due to a sweeping decision just issued by the state’s highest court. Beginning next year, Michigan employers will be subject to new annual minimum wage increases, gradually lose...more

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Michigan Supreme Court Reinstates Voter-Initiated Versions of State’s Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws

On July 31, 2024, the Michigan Supreme Court reinstated Michigan’s original (2018) voter-initiated versions of the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA) and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). ...more

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It’s Back…Michigan Supreme Court Strikes Down “Adopt-and-Amend”

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The Michigan Supreme Court has just issued a decision that eliminates the tip credit, raises the minimum wage, and expands paid leave. The decision rescinds the 2018 “Adopt-and-Amend” action by the Legislature and reinstates...more

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