Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy
(MI)

Summary

This template is a paid time off policy for use in Michigan that grants employees paid time off from work for a variety of reasons in lieu of an individual vacation policy, sick leave policy, or personal leave policy. This template includes practical guidance, drafting notes, alternate clauses, and optional clauses. Michigan's Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) requires employers with one or more employees to provide employees with paid earned sick time . Mich. Comp. Laws § 408.961 et seq., See also Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, Earned Sick Time Act: Frequently Asked Questions. This template has been edited to comply with the ESTA to help you draft policies affected by the ESTA. This template is intended for private employers. Employers may include this policy in an employee handbook or distribute it as a standalone policy. Its language has been customized to comply with Michigan and federal law. As a result, the text of this template differs from the non-jurisdictional Paid Time Off (PTO) Policy. For a full listing of key content that can be used by in-house counsel to develop, revise, and implement a company's employee and third-party-related policies, see In-House Company Policies Resource Kit. For a full listing of key content covering employee handbook considerations, see Employee Handbook Resource Kit. For information on Michigan leave laws, see Leave Law (MI). For information on state leave laws, see Paid Sick Leave State and Local Law Survey (Private Employers) and Paid Vacation and PTO State Law Survey.