The wait is over – Michigan employers (and employment lawyers) now know that the Earned Sick Time Act and Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act as originally proposed will NOT go into effect.
On July 19, 2022, the Michigan Court of Claims ruled that the “adopt-and-amend” strategy the Michigan Legislature used in 2019 to enact minimum wage and paid sick time laws was.
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 in place.
Michigan Court of Appeals ruled unanimously that the Michigan Legislature did not violate the Michigan Constitution when it adopted and amended the Earned Sick Time Act and the Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act ballot initiatives during the same legislative session.
In a 3 – 0 ruling with two concurring opinions, the Michigan Court of Appeals today issued an opinion that reverses an earlier decision of the Michigan Court of Claims which had.