Many Michigan employers have been anxiously awaiting a court decision on Paid Sick Time and Minimum Wage Changes scheduled to be effective in February. Today the Appeals Court published a decision that reversed a lower court decision that would have resulted in significant changes to Paid Time off and Minimum Wages for Michigan employees.
This decision means that the existing Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) will continue to be in place for Michigan employers with over 50 employees and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) will not be implemented.
In addition, Minimum wage in Michigan will remain at $10.10 instead of increasing to $13.00.
The case is likely to be appealed to the Michigan Supreme Court, so we may revisit these topics again, but for now existing laws are staying in place. If you would like to read more about this decision, here’s a great article published on MSN: Michigan minimum wage increase, paid sick leave wiped out after appeals panel ruling (msn.com)
As always, if you have any questions about this or other HR matters, please reach out to your HR Solutions Group contact or our office at 616-719-5372.