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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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ANOTHER BILL THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN THE MICHIGAN HOUSE.<br />
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2012 House Bill 5625: Mandate Michigan employers provide paid sick leave<br />
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Introduced by Rep. Jim Ananich (D) on May 15, 2012, to mandate that employers grant employees one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to 40 hours annually for small businesses, and 72 hour annually for larger employers.<br />
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Currently public employees receive paid sick leave based on hours worked as part of their benefit package.<br />
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A Michigan House member has proposed that all small businesses provide the same benefit to their employees.<br />
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The legislation would require that the employer grant 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked.<br />
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According to the legislation it would require that:<br />
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Paid sick leave shall accrue in 1-hour increments up to a minimum of 40 hours per<br />
calendar year for employees of a small business (10 employees or less) and 72 hours for all other employees (businesses with more than 10 employees).<br />
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If you would like to see the text of the proposed legislation click on the following link:<br />
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<a href="http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billintroduced/House/htm/2012-HIB-5625.htm">http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2011-2012/billintroduced/House/htm/2012-HIB-5625.htm</a><br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should the legislature pass legislation to require small businesses to provide sick leave to their employees?<br />
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Yes<br />
No<br />
Undecided<br />
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TO VOTE IN THIS POLL CLICK ON THIS LINK<br />
<a href="http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-legislature-pass-legislation-require-small-businesses-provide-sick-leave-their-employ">http://www.clinton-countygop.org/content/should-legislature-pass-legislation-require-small-businesses-provide-sick-leave-their-employ</a><br />
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(To enter your comments click on &quot;Add new comment</span><span>&quot;</span><span> after you vote.)<br />
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