Michigan Paid Sick Leave and Minimum Wage Laws: Last-Minute Amendments Led to These Major Changes
Michigan employers received some good news on the wage and hour front when the state legislature passed amendments to the new paid sick leave and minimum wage laws at the 11th hour. Although employers did not get complete relief from the two laws, the legislative compromises will ease some of the burdens on employers. While some aspects took effect on February 21 as planned, others have been delayed or changed. We’ll give you some quick background on how we got here and identify the major changes from the two amendments. Quick Background As we previously discussed here , a 2024 Michigan Supreme Court decision reinstated 2018 voter-initiated versions of the state’s minimum wage and paid sick leave laws, which were set to take effect on February 21. T he relevant laws are the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act (IWOWA). As previously reported , the Michigan legislature had competing bills on amendments to both laws in both chambers. Mini...