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Council introduces ordinance changes to align municipal code with Michigan’s Earned Sick Time Act
Summary
Sterling Heights introduced amendments to city code sections 2‑175 and 2‑177 to align benefits for ordinance employees with the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (Public Act 2 of 2025); staff said the city is already administering most required changes and will reconcile with union contracts as they expire.
Sterling Heights City Council on May 6 voted to introduce an ordinance amendment to chapter 2, article 5 (sections 2‑175 and 2‑177) of the city code to ensure the city’s ordinance-employee benefits comply with the Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (recently effective and amended by Public Act 2 of 2025).
Human Resources Director Kate Baldwin explained the ordinance addresses two employee buckets: employees hired before Sept. 1, 2022, who accrue traditional sick leave banks, and employees hired after that date who receive front‑loaded paid time…
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