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Michigan lawmakers to consider blocking local 'paid sick leave' ordinances

Steve Carmody — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:57:00 +0000

A state House committee this week will discuss whether to prevent local cities and towns in Michigan from passing laws requiring businesses to offer paid sick leave to their employees.

San Francisco, Seattle and several other major cities have passed ‘paid sick leave’ ordinances in recent years. The intent is to protect people in low paying jobs, who stand to lose their job, if they try to take a sick day.

Stakes are high in Michigan's Proposal 2 campaign

Mark Brush — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 21:28:23 +0000

Michigan's Proposal 2 ballot campaign is being watched across the country. The proposal seeks to enshrine collective bargaining rights for public and private employees into the Michigan Constitution.

Steven Greenhouse wrote about the implications of Michigan's Proposal 2 in a recent New York Times piece.

Michigan Supreme Court asked to allow recall election to take place

Steve Carmody — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:59:01 +0000

The Michigan Supreme Court is being asked to stay a lower court ruling and allow Genesee County voters to decide if they want to recall State Representative Paul Scott.

Last week, a judge issued a temporary injunction halting next month’s recall vote.

Bobbie Walton is with the recall campaign. She’s optimistic that the state supreme court will allow the vote to go forward.