Michigan SB1213: Labor: leave; family and medical leave insurance benefits; provide for. Creates new act.

What the bill says

To provide family leave and family and medical leave insurance benefits to certain individuals; to establish the circumstances under which family leave may be granted and family and medical leave insurance benefits may be paid; to require employer and employee contributions; to require certain duties of an employer; to prohibit certain discrimination and certain retaliatory actions; to require the coordination of certain benefits; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to require the promulgation of rules…

From the introduced text, October 14, 2026:

A bill to provide family leave and family and medical leave insurance benefits to certain individuals; to establish the circumstances under which family leave may be granted and family and medical leave insurance benefits may be paid; to require employer and employee contributions; to require certain duties of an employer; to prohibit certain discrimination and certain retaliatory actions; to require the coordination of certain benefits; to provide for the powers and duties of certain state governmental officers and entities; to require the promulgation of rules; to provide for certain procedures for the resolution of claims; to establish the family and medical leave insurance fund; to require reporting; to provide for remedies; and to prohibit certain actions and prescribe civil sanctions. the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 1. This act may be cited as the "family and medical leave insurance act". Sec. 3. As used in this act: (a) "Alternative base period" means the last 4 completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year. (b) "Average weekly wage" means 1/13 of the wages paid during the quarter of a covered individual's base period or alternative base period in which the total wages were highest. (c) "Base period" means the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day …

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