Minutes ago, the Senate Government Operations Committee reported out legislation to make changes to existing Mandated Paid Leave legislation adopted in September. It is now critical that you and your fellow manufacturers urge your elected officials to support Senate Bill 1175.

Without changes, the Earned Sick Time Act will impose the most extreme paid sick leave law in the nation, forcing employers to make tough choices about cutting employee benefits, hours and wages to deal with the tremendous price tag presented by this administratively complex, onerous, and uncompetitive mandate.

A Committee amendment to SB 1175 (Senator Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake) would make paid medical leave work for Michigan by achieving four primary goals:

1. Align with Applicable Federal Law
2. Allow Flexibility and Respect the Employer/Employee Relationship
3. Keep Michigan Competitive
4. Preserve Reasonable Paid Medical Leave

The full Senate is expected to act quickly on the legislation.

To help all manufacturers engage with their elected officials, MMA has developed key resources for you to use:

• Position Paper on SB 1175 (includes background and talking points)
• Template Letter to Support SB 1175
• Find Your Senator
• Find Your Representative
• FIX MI Sick Leave (coalition website)

MMA will continue to keep you updated as SB 1175 moves forward. To ensure Michigan’s continued economic vitality, Michigan manufacturers must support Senate Bill 1175 and encourage their elected officials to vote YES. For more information, contact MMA’s Government Affairs team at 517-487-8530.

Source: Michigan Manufacturing Association

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