MCL - Act 338 of 2018


EARNED SICK TIME ACT

Act 338 of 2018

AN ACT to require certain employers to provide certain employees with earned sick time that may be used for certain purposes; to specify the conditions for accruing and using earned sick time; to prohibit an employer from taking retaliatory personnel action against certain employees for certain acts; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state officers and entities; to provide for promulgation of rules; and to provide remedies and sanctions.


History: 2018, Act 338, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- Am. 2018, Act 369, Eff. Mar. 29, 2019 ;-- 2018, Act 338, Eff. Feb. 21, 2025 ;-- Am. 2025, Act 2, Imd. Eff. Feb. 21, 2025
Compiler's Notes: See Mothering Justice v Attorney General, case no. 165325, July 31, 2024. The Michigan Supreme Court held that 2018 PA 369 was unconstitutional and, therefore void and revived the original initiative as enacted by the Legislature on September 5, 2018, effective February 21, 2025.




The People of the State of Michigan enact:
Document Type Description
Section 408.961 Section Short title.
Section 408.962 Section Definitions.
Section 408.963 Section Earned sick time to be provided by employer; alternatives; accrual; use; carry over; "year" defined; workweek; compliance; pay rate; replacement worker not required.
Section 408.963a Section Waiting period; exception; contributions to multiemployer plan.
Section 408.964 Section Earned sick time; permissible uses; advance notice; incremental use; documentation; disclosure of details relating to domestic violence or sexual assault or family member's medical condition; other purposes.
Section 408.965 Section Transfer of employee to separate division, entity, or location; retention of earned sick time; reinstatement; successor employer; unused earned sick time.
Section 408.966 Section Exercise of rights under act; interference, restraint, or denial prohibited; retaliatory personnel action or discrimination prohibited; absence control policy leading to or resulting in retaliatory personnel action prohibited; person mistakenly alleging violation.
Section 408.967 Section Violation of act; enforcement by director; civil remedies; civil fine.
Section 408.968 Section Written notice to employee; contents; language; display of poster; creation by department; availability.
Section 408.969 Section Multilingual outreach program.
Section 408.970 Section Retention of records.
Section 408.971 Section Other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard, including collective bargaining agreement; scope and limitation of act.
Section 408.972 Section Collective bargaining agreement.
Section 408.973 Section Rules.
Section 408.974 Section Severability.