Implementing ESTA in a Small Library

09/05/2025 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM ET

Admission

  • Free

Location

Webinar link will be emailed to registrants the day before the webinar begins.

Summary

This webinar will provide information on implementing Michigan's new mandatory paid leave act. Libraries with 10 or fewer employees have until October 1, 2025 to implement a compliant paid leave program. This webinar is aimed at those public libraries which have not yet implemented a compliant paid leave program.

Description

The Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) requires that employers provide employees with the ability to earn paid sick leave. The act required compliance by most employers in early 2025. Employers with 10 or fewer employees have been given until October 1, 2025 to comply. Mike Blum from Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith will provide information aimed at public libraries with 10 or fewer employees that have not yet implemented a compliant paid leave policy/program.

Participants in this webinar will be able to:

  • Determine what paid leave benefits they are required to offer.
  • Discover the dos and don'ts of paid leave programs under the new law.
  • Discover tip for preparing policies and processes for implementing a compliant paid leave program

Instructor: Mike Blum is a Labor and Employment lawyer with Foster, Swift, Collins & Smith. Mike has vast experience in working with both small and large public libraries throughout the state.