“The legislative process can be tough, but days like today prove that our system works,” said Neyer, R-Shepherd. “Two sides with vastly different viewpoints recognized there was a problem and set aside their partisan differences to find solutions. House Republicans spearheaded this effort, but we wouldn’t have a common-sense plan that keeps businesses open and servers working without Senate Democrats who were willing to abandon their liberal ideals to protect our state. It wasn’t easy, but we can leave Lansing this week knowing we did what had to be done.”

State Rep. Kathy Schmaltz this week voted for a bipartisan solution that will maintain Michigan’s tip credit, implement fair earned sick time policies, and provide stability for small businesses and the workers they employ. The plan, which includes Senate Bill 8 and House Bill 4002, strikes a balance between protecting workers and supporting Michigan’s job […]

State Rep. Timmy Beson, of Bay City, today supported a bipartisan agreement that provides commonsense paid sick leave policies that work for Michigan’s job providers and their hardworking employees. Beson has worked to provide a legislative fix for a Michigan Supreme Court ruling from last summer that put unrealistic wage and sick leave mandates on […]

Legislator played pivotal role in preserving tip credit, practical sick time reforms State Representative Bill G. Schuette today voted for a bipartisan agreement that provides commonsense paid sick leave policies to protect Michigan workers and local job providers. “Workers and small businesses should be allowed to have paid leave options that work for them,” Schuette […]

“The Legislative process worked today,” said Roth, R-Interlochen. “The Democrats tried giving us their worst, but we pulled them toward the middle and got a deal we could all agree on. If we hadn’t acted, communities across Michigan would’ve been decimated by unrealistic mandates imposed by the Supreme Court. We got far from everything we wanted, but it doesn’t mean this plan isn’t a win. Our agreement today isn’t the end of this conversation, we will continue to work on behalf of tipped workers and small businesses.”

State Representative Nancy Jenkins-Arno, R-Rollin Township, voted to support tipped workers and save small businesses from harmful mandates that are set to take effect at 12:01 a.m. Friday. The negotiated plan to protect small businesses from the sick time requirements while still giving workers access to leave time when needed passed the House this evening. […]