LANSING, Mich. – State lawmakers in Lansing reached a deal right before midnight impacting Michigan workers.
The compromise bills preserve the state’s tipped wage credit, tweak minimum wage increases, and change how employers handle paid sick leave.
The Senate voted to pass the paid sick leave bill with some changes Thursday (Feb. 20) around 10:45 p.m.
The House agreed to the Senate changes shortly after 11:30 p.m., which is the final step before the bill is sent to the governor.
The minimum wage bill arrived at Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s desk earlier Thursday night.
The new minimum wage and paid sick leave laws will take effect on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025.
Lawmakers had been racing against the clock to modify those laws ahead of Friday.
The two bills are tied together, so they both need to pass to be enacted into law.
If Whitmer signs them, they will take immediate effect.
The paid sick leave bill defines a small business as an employer with 10 or fewer employees.
Small businesses would be required to provide 40 hours of paid sick time, compared to 72 hours for all other employers.
It would allow small businesses to implement the law by Oct. 1, 2025.
New businesses would have a three-year grace period.
Workers would be required to provide a 7-day notice for foreseeable absences.
Employees would have to provide notification as soon as practicable for unforeseeable absences.
