Detroit City Wire

Business groups on Wednesday proposed five key changes to Michigan’s new paid sick leave requirement before it takes effect in five months, stating these modifications would facilitate businesses' implementation of 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 February 21. Republicans enacted them when they were ballot initiatives and later modified the laws to be more business-friendly over Democrats’ objections.

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