MI SB0243

Employers must provide employees at least 24 consecutive hours of rest per calendar week, designated in advance and posted before the first day of the workweek.

Employers must allow employees working 7.5 continuous hours or longer at least 20 minutes for a meal period beginning no later than 5 hours after work starts.

Part-time employees working fewer than 20 hours per week, agricultural workers, seasonal food processing workers, executives, supervisors, and employees under collective bargaining agreements are exempt from rest day requirements.

Employers who violate the act face administrative fines of $25 to $100 per offense; employees can pursue civil remedies including damages, back pay, reinstatement, and attorney fees if terminated for exercising rights under the act.

Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs enforces the act and may grant permits allowing exemptions from rest day requirements for up to 8 weeks per year if business necessity cannot be addressed through hiring or schedule adjustments.