WARNING: Michigan Is Getting Rid of Paid Medical Leave In February 2025

It’s my personal belief that anybody who is employed with the company should have access to health benefits that allow them to be covered just in case of an emergency.

You never know when you’re going to get sick and I was lucky that when my gallbladder decided it was no longer wanting to be part of my body, I was working for a company that offered paid time off, and I was able to, lose a week of work without losing any of the money I would have made.

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This was absolutely critical for me, and I feel that anybody who works for a company that makes them rich should have the same exact benefits. There are some changes in the upcoming year when it pertains to paid medical leave that will be taking effect on February 21.

The Paid Medical Leave Act will no longer be available in Michigan. In its place will be Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act, and as seyfarth.com details on its website, it has way better benefits and higher standards than the Paid Medical Leave Act:

The ESTA includes, among other updates: broader employee eligibility; broader employer coverage; a faster paid sick leave accrual rate; an increased annual usage cap; likely no annual accrual cap or year-end carry over cap; and broader reasons for use and covered family members.

Who Will Be Effected By Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act?

Seyfarth.com continues: "The ESTA applies broadly to all employers with at least one employee in Michigan, excluding only employees of the United States government."

So it would seem this is a step in the right direction for helping every worker get benefits within the workplace, as more details of the Act can be viewed here.