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Crain’s Detroit Business
Aug. 28, 2024
David Eggert
Business groups on Wednesday proposed five key changes to Michigan’s new paid sick leave requirement before it takes effect in five months, saying they would ease businesses’ ability to implement the law.
In a virtual “town hall” with their members, officials from the Michigan Chamber of Commerce, the Detroit Regional Chamber and the Grand Rapids Chamber discussed the ramifications of a recent state Supreme Court ruling that reinstated 2018 sick time and minimum wage laws, effective Feb. 21. Republicans enacted them when they were ballot initiatives and watered the laws down to be more business-friendly over Democrats’ objections.
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