{"ref":"MI-HC-HR-08","title":"Wages, Hours, Earned Sick Time, and Workers' Compensation","category":"Human resources","summary":"Covers the pay and leave rules every caregiver is owed: Michigan minimum wage, federal overtime (third-party home care employers cannot use the companionship or live-in exemptions), paid travel time between clients, earned sick time under the Earned Sick Time Act with the required written notice and poster, workers' compensation and unemployment insurance, payroll records that support Medicaid audits, and required workplace postings.","inShort":["You are paid at least the Michigan minimum wage and overtime after 40 hours in a week.","Travel time between clients during your workday counts as paid work time.","You earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours you work.","Use sick time for your or a family member's health needs and other reasons the law allows.","Never work off the clock. Report any pay problem to the Administrator."],"primaryCitation":"MCL 408.961 et seq.","citations":["MCL 408.962","MCL 408.963","MCL 408.964","MCL 408.968","MCL 408.970","MCL 408.934","MCL 408.1011(c)","MCL 418.101 et seq.","MCL 421.1 et seq.","MPM Home Help §8.3","MPM Home Help §8.5.B","MPM Home Help §8.7.A.1","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.13","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.20.C","MPM MI Choice Waiver §9.20.D"],"federalCitations":["29 U.S.C. §206","29 U.S.C. §207","29 CFR §552.109","29 CFR §785.38"],"surveyorAsks":["Do your caregivers who work more than 40 hours in a week get overtime, including live-in caregivers?","Are caregivers paid for travel time between clients during the day?"],"forms":[{"ref":"MI-HC-HR-08-A","title":"Earned Sick Time Notice to Employees"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (MCL 408.961 et seq.)","5. Wages, Overtime and Hours Worked","6. Earned Sick Time","7. Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance","8. Payroll Records for Medicaid","9. Equal Employment, Drug-Free Workplace and Postings","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"mi-hca","state":"Michigan","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}