Great Lakes Wire

NFIB Michigan State Director Amanda Fisher has expressed support for the progress of HB 4001 and 4002. These bills aim to restore the restaurant server tipped wage and amend the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). The legislation has moved out of the House Protecting Michigan Employees and Small Business Committee and is now set for a vote on the House floor. Without legislative intervention, both laws will come into effect on February 21, 2025.

"NFIB is grateful to Chairman Bill Schuette and members of the committee for prioritizing this crucial legislation and for the opportunity afforded small business owners, their employees, and others that will be affected to share their stories and concerns about the laws set to take effect," stated Amanda Fisher. "We encourage the House to vote on the bills as soon as possible so that work can begin in the Senate."

Key changes proposed in HB 4001 – 4002 include restoring the tipped wage for restaurant servers, exempting employers with fewer than 50 employees, excluding part-time and seasonal workers from certain provisions, allowing flexibility in earned sick time accrual, aligning notification procedures with existing absence policies, removing rebuttable presumption in complaints, and eliminating direct lawsuits by employees against employers.