NEW EARNED SICK TIME ACT (ETSA) PASSES STATE LEGISLATURE

As previously thought, the legislature made changes to the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) that was to go into effect today, February 21, 2025.  Those changes were made during the last minutes before becoming law, making things even more difficult to implement.  We are...

EARNED SICK TIME ACT (ETSA) CHANGES STILL IN QUESTION

As the February 21 deadline for the new Earned Sick Time Act (ETSA) to go into effect, the Legislature continues to work on improving the legislation so that it is friendlier to the business community in Michigan to administer. Earlier this year, the House of...

Earned Sick Time Act

MITA staff has heard from a lot of members regarding the new Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) and the changes that go into effect on February 21, 2025 that could impact every MITA company. Most of you have probably read in the paper regarding this and a minimum wage issue...

Funding Cliff Update

While no definitive action has been taken, you should know that the political process regarding road funding and our impending funding cliff is in full swing. Two Fridays ago our Governor challenged the legislature to develop legislation to avoid the road funding...

Cameras in Work Zones

Legislation pushed by MITA that allows speed camera enforcement within work zones has passed the legislative process and awaits Governor Whitmer’s signature. Six years ago, after several years of increased fatalities within work zones, MITA and MDOT formed the...

It’s Finally Over

After a long and contentious campaign season, the Michigan House of Representatives will flip majority control to Republicans beginning January 1, 2025. Four Democratic incumbents lost their re-election efforts, giving Republicans a 58 to 52-seat majority when the...