The Michigan House and Senate recently agreed on bills to amend both the Michigan Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act and the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The bills have been submitted to Governor Whitmer for signature.

Varnum attorneys are analyzing these changes that are expected to be approved and signed into law. Stay tuned for a more comprehensive advisory regarding these changes to follow.

In the meantime, employers who planned to roll out ESTA policies and programs today should pause their efforts in light of this development. The ESTA amendments may impact many employer policies and approaches to ESTA compliance. More will be clear shortly based on the Governor’s review and analysis of the changes.

Charlotte E. Jolly, Francesca L. Parnham, and Carolyn M.H. Sullivan also contributed to this article.