Dear Employees,
The Michigan Paid Sick Leave Policy goes into effect today, Friday, March 29. Additional states such as: CA, WA , AZ and MD, which occupy VDM employees, have also adopted Paid Sick Leave policies. While each state’s policy varies somewhat we’ve developed policies to meet the criteria for those states (listed above) where these laws are in effect. Paid Sick Leave Polices for these states are posted in VDM office. These polices are also located on our intranet: HR and Payroll/Shared Files/Documents for Employees/Federal Labor Law Posters.
The purpose of the law is to provide employees paid leave to attend to matters for themselves or defined family members for:
- Recovery from mental or physical illness
- Medical diagnosis
- Treatment
- Preventative care
- Personal time related to closure of child’s school or day care or requirement to attend child’s school or day care
- Personal time related to domestic violence or sexual assault
State laws requires employers to provide a given number of hours of sick time per year to all employees covered under the Paid Sick Leave Act. Employees who are under the current PTO policy will continue to accrue hours at the current PTO rate. Since by definition PTO can be used for sick time, personal, or vacation, employees covered under the current PTO policy will see minimal change.
Changes made to our PTO policy include the following:
- PTO may be requested in one hour increments
- New employees will accrue PTO on the first day of hire; however, a waiting period of 90 days will be in effect before benefits may be used
Employees not eligible for PTO (Full-time and Part-time Sales staff and Part-time non sales employees who work 12 hours or more per week) will receive 40 hours of sick time at the beginning of each year effective immediately. These hours will not be carried over nor will they be paid out upon termination.
Attached are PTO and Sick leave policies that have been updated and or developed to meet state regulations. Should you have questions, you may address them with your Manager or contact your Human Resource department at hr@vandykmortgage.com.
Kind Regards,
Margarita