Does your work place offer PTO?

You know what PTO is, don't you?

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It's  paid time off. And we know that PTO can be used for several thing such as  bereavement, personal holidays, maternity leave, and sick leave.

Michigan has had a PTO law on the books for quite some time stating:

"Employers are required to give employees one hour for every 30 hours worked or 72 hours per year while giving an exemption to businesses with less than 50 employees. The amended version allowed for only 40 hours to be accrued instead.

Starting Feb. 21, 2025, employees in Michigan will earn one hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. Businesses with 10 or more employees will have to allow workers to accrue up to 72 hours of paid sick per year. While businesses with less than 10 employees will allow up to 40 hours of paid sick leave if accrued."

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Our sister station The Block 102.5 wrote that In 2018, a Republican-led House in Michigan passed initial language that the Supreme Court said had to be adopted by Feb 21st, 2025.

It's complicated because the Michigan Supreme Court voted that the 2018 Legislature lacked the authority to adopt language from a petition initiative at that time, and then immediately amend the law to reduce the amount of paid sick leave workers could earn because they were installed unconstitutionally.

Are you with me? Confusing, right?

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THERE ARE TWO SIDES TO THE ISSUE!

Business owners want exemptions restored for businesses with fewer that 50 employees, in addition to not allowing employees to take legal action for interfering with the use of sick time.

On the other side of the issue, labor unions and others are in favor of the original law. One side wants to clearly define the status of businesses and how much leave they should be giving their employees while the other side wants to give a little more power to the employer and how they award, and honor paid sick time The Block 102.5 reported.

So what happens now?

Since the 102nd Legislature never did come to a decision, the new 103nd is frantically forming bills on the issue.

The Supreme Court is waiting!

Goosebumps and other bodily reactions, explained

 

 

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