MI SB0992

Renames the "Earned Sick Time Act" to the "Paid Medical Leave Act" and restructures employer requirements to apply only to employers with 50 or more employees instead of 1 or more employees.

Modifies accrual rates and caps: eligible employees must accrue 1 hour of paid medical leave per 35 hours worked (increased from 30 hours), with employers able to limit accrual to 1 hour per week and cap usage at 40 hours per benefit year, or alternatively provide 40 hours upfront at the beginning of each benefit year.

Narrows the definition of "eligible employee" by adding 12 exclusions, including salaried exempt employees, employees covered by collective bargaining agreements, those working less than 25 hours per week, and employees with primary work locations outside Michigan.

Removes protections against retaliation for requesting or using sick time and eliminates the 3-year statute of limitations for violations, reducing it to 6 months; changes enforcement from private civil actions to department administrative claims with reduced penalty amounts.

Simplifies notice requirements by requiring only a workplace poster instead of individual written notice at hiring, and eliminates multilingual translation requirements.