Traverse Connect and the Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance celebrate the changes made to the Earned Sick Time Act and minimum wage increases scheduled to take effect on February 21. While House Bill 4002 and Senate Bill 8 amend the original laws, we will await new official policy guidance to be issued from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.
To prepare our region’s buinesses for the implementation of these policies, please refer to documentation from partner organizations and others:
- HB 4002 as passed by the House and Senate
- Minimum wage increase schedule as stated in SB 8
- Summary of HB 4002 and SB 8 from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce
- Detroit Chamber of Commerce update on Earned Sick Time amendments
- Northern Michigan Chamber Alliance & Rehmann Webinar, Also viewable below, which addressed changes proposed in HB 4002 and SB 8.