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Michigan Supreme Court to Hear State’s Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws Battle

June 28, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

In 2018, the Michigan legislature adopted, and then within the same legislative session amended, two voter-approved ballot initiatives, one to significantly raised Michigan’s minimum wage and the other to expand employer obligations to provide paid sick leave. In 2022, the Michigan Court of Claims held that the legislature’s actions violated

Michigan Repeals Right-to-Work Law

March 30, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

Littler

In 2012, Michigan enacted a right-to-work statute that prevented employees from being forced to join or financially support a labor union as a condition of employment. On Friday, March 24, 2023, Michigan became the first state in 58 years to repeal its right-to-work statute. The repeal will take effect

Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-Work Law

March 24, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

On March 24, 2023, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law legislation repealing Michigan’s right-to-work law for private-sector employees. The legislation had previously passed the Michigan House of Representatives on March 14, 2023, and the Michigan Senate on March 21, 2023. Both bills passed along party lines.

Michigan Senate Passes Bill to Repeal Right-to-Work Law Governing Private-Sector Employers

March 22, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

On March 21, 2023, the Michigan Senate passed Senate Bill No. 34 in the final step of the legislative process to repeal Michigan’s right-to-work law governing private-sector employers. The Senate’s action comes on the heels of the Michigan House of Representatives’ passage of a similar bill, House Bill 4005, on

Michigan Legislature Passes Amendment to Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to Protect LGBTQ Rights

March 13, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

Littler

On March 8, 2023, the Michigan House of Representatives passed a bill (S.B. 4) expanding the language of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA)’s protected categories to include sexual orientation and gender identity or expression as prohibited categories for discrimination.  The state senate approved S.B. 4 on March 1,

Michigan House Passes Bills to Repeal State’s Right-to-Work Law, Debate Moves to Michigan Senate

March 13, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

On March 8, 2023, the Michigan House of Representatives passed two bills that would repeal Michigan’s current right-to-work law. The two bills, House Bill (HB) 4004 and HB 4005, passed 56–53 along party lines. HB 4004 relates specifically to right to work in the public sector; HB 4005 relates to

(Mothering) Justice Denied: Legislative Amendments to Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Upheld

February 1, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

The Michigan legislature was within its authority to amend two ballot initiatives in 2018, one to significantly raise the minimum wage and the other to greatly expand the availability of paid sick leave to employees, the Michigan Court of Appeals has held. Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, 2023 Mich. App. LEXIS 625 (Mich. Ct. App. Jan. 26, 2023).

Michigan Appeals Court “Undoes” Lower Court’s “Undoing” of What Legislature “Undid” Concerning Minimum Wage, Tip, and Paid Leave Standards

January 27, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

Littler

On January 26, 2023, a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals issued a ruling regarding Michigan’s minimum wage, tip, and paid sick and safe time laws. In 2018 the Michigan state legislature overhauled revisions to Michigan’s minimum wage and tip law and its newly created paid sick

Michigan Court of Appeals Maintains Status Quo Regarding Paid Medical Leave

January 27, 2023 Filed Under: General (MI)

On January 26, 2023, in the long-awaited opinion in Mothering Justice v. Attorney General, a three-judge panel of the Michigan Court of Appeals ruled, in a 3–0 opinion, that the Michigan Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) and Michigan Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act, as implemented in March 2019, will remain

Michigan Minimum Wage and Paid Leave Update: Agency Guidance and the Mothering Justice Appeal

December 15, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

The Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (LEO) has provided guidance on the upcoming changes to the state’s minimum wage rates in light of the Michigan Court of Claims decision in Mothering Justice v. Nessel, No. 21-000095-MM (July 19, 2022).

MIOSHA Issues Agency Instruction, Clarifying Procedures for Conducting Interviews During Enforcement Investigations

November 9, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

On October 17, 2022, the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) issued an agency instruction, the subject of which is “Interviews in Health and Safety Investigations.” The stated purpose of that agency instruction is to provide “clarification on proper procedures when conducting interviews for enforcement investigations under Section 29(1)

Order Issuing Changes to Michigan Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Law Stayed Until February 2023

August 2, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

On July 19, 2022, the Michigan Court of Claims held that, in 2018, the state legislature violated the Michigan Constitution when it enacted, and within the same legislative session amended, two ballot initiatives, one to raise the minimum wage and the other to require employers to provide paid sick leave.

Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Unlawful, Michigan High Court Holds, Overruling Precedent

August 1, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act (ELCRA), MCL 37.2101 et seq., prohibition of sex-based discrimination also prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, the Michigan Supreme Court has held.

2022 Changes to Michigan’s Paid Medical Leave: ‘Back to the Future’? Well, Not So Fast!

July 29, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

Earlier today, the Michigan Court of Claims issued a stay of its July 19, 2022, decision in Mothering Justice v. Nessel that had reinstated ballot initiatives that would have drastically changed the state’s paid medical leave and minimum wage laws. The stay is in place until February 19, 2023. This

Michigan Court Voids State’s Minimum Wage and Paid Medical Leave Acts, Creating Compliance Limbo

July 26, 2022 Filed Under: General (MI)

Jackson Lewis

Citing legislative “sleight of hand,” the Michigan Court of Claims has held that the Michigan legislature violated the state’s Constitution when, in 2018, it adopted and then immediately amended ballot initiatives to increase the state’s minimum wage and to require employer-paid sick leave.

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