
Hold on Tight: Last-Minute Changes to Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act
Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA), scheduled to take effect on February 21, 2025, was amended on February 20, 2025, to provide additional clarity and administrative ease. Yesterday, both chambers of the legislature reached an agreement on an amendment to the ESTA, introducing several changes, and today, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed the amendment with immediate effect. Many employers had been patiently anticipating this amendment—and that anticipation has finally become a reality.