Advocacy News – Oct. 17, 2024
With legislators scheduled to be in Lansing for a maximum of 13 overlapping session days between now and the end of the 2023-24 legislative session, the countdown is on to get changes passed to the so-called Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and minimum wage laws.
Why it matters: Absent a bipartisan legislative solution, ESTA will force employers of all sizes and types (even those with generous policies today!) to rethink their existing paid leave policies. Many employers will also need to rethink their wage scales – especially if they rely on tipped employees.
- Go deeper: Review a rundown of our full list of requested legislative fixes to ESTA and on minimum wage.
What you can do:
- Get educated! Join us Oct. 30 for live Q&A session on these issues, which will include an overview of what’s happened, and the key components of the new laws and implications for Michigan employers. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of employment law attorneys to prepare for Feb. 21.
- Register for the webinar.
- Visit our compliance toolkit.
- Make your voice heard! While our meetings with lawmakers have been productive and we’re making progress, lawmakers have yet to reach a deal on getting the changes we’ve requested across the finish line. Lawmakers need to continue to hear from their constituents – including business leaders – on why changes are needed and asking them to fix this mess before the close of 2024. You can participate in quick and easy action alerts (emails to lawmakers) following the prompts below.