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Michigan's earned sick time act
employer toolkit

NOTE: As of 2/21/25, the Michigan Legislature has amended the Earned Sick Time Act. The resources listed here complied with the original version of this law. HRM is working to update these resources based on recent changes and will remove this message once all material is current. Documents will be date stamped post-2/21once they are updated.

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Help! I’m Struggling to Handle the HR Function in my Company

QUESTION: We are a small company, and I serve customers as well as run the business. I am having a hard time managing the needs of the customers, the staff, and the business as a whole. Something always seems to be falling through the cracks. I’ve thought about how I might get more help in the HR area – someone ...
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Onboarding vs Orientation – How to Start Employees Off Right

QUESTION: During a few recent exit interviews with departing staff, it has been suggested that improving our company’s onboarding process would make a positive impact on the employee’s overall work experience. We have a process called ‘orientation,’ but I’m worried it doesn’t include everything it should. How is onboarding different from orientation and what would I need to do to ...
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Why are our employees leaving? And how do we keep them?

QUESTION: Over the previous six months, we have lost five employees. For a company our size, that is a lot. While one departure was welcomed, the other four were surprise resignations. This is causing extreme stress as we try to maintain a full client schedule while trying to fill big holes in staffing. I’m not sure why we’ve lost so ...
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Life of the Party

QUESTION: Every year I throw a year-end holiday party at my home for my staff, their families, a few vendors and external partners. I provide everything, all the food and beverages – including adult beverages. Last year, my newly hired assistant was totally trashed by the end of the evening. Her husband had to carry her to the car. The ...
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Things to Consider During the Election Season

QUESTION: With the national election coming up, I’ve had several staff ask about flexing their time in order to vote in person. We have a busy company, and we can’t always be flexible, however, voting is important and I want to support them. Also, this particular election has become contentious, and I don’t want differences in opinions to impact our ...
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How Much Should We Talk About Pay?

QUESTION: We don’t typically talk about how much we pay each employee. We don’t share our salary ranges or hourly rates in job postings, and we work individually with candidates and employees to negotiate their base pay. We’ve recently had some questions from staff questioning their hourly rate as compared with their co-workers. I don’t know how they found out ...
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