If it weren’t for the last second, nothing would get done so it seems at the Michigan legislature this year. Late last night with the clock ticking down, the Michigan Senate passed House Bill 4002 to amend the Earned Sick Time Act. The bill made the following primary changes:
- Defined small businesses as having 10 employees or fewer
- A Small business can immediately give employees 40 hours of sick time and not have to track accrual time
- Businesses above 10 employees can front load 72 hours of paid sick immediately
- Excludes overtime, tips and bonuses from the rate employers need to pay employees
- Exempts interns and startup companies
- Sick leave can carry over but can’t exceed 40 hours for a small business
- Sick leave can be banked with a PTO if already offered
- Eliminates the 3-day, “no-call, no-show” if the company has a detailed policy on calling in sick.
Attached is the version of HB 4002 that passed the Senate last night. For more in-depth analysis of the bill, we refer you to the Michigan State Chamber’s website: https://www.michamber.com/news/breaking-news-earned-sick-time-minimum-wage-bills-on-their-way-to-governor-signature-expected/
If you have further questions about this bill or other issues before the legislature, please contact me directly.
