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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On April 2, 2025, legislation amending the Youth Employment Standards Act (YESA) went into effect. YESA is the Michigan law governing the hiring and employment or volunteer services of minors aged under 18.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Some of the changes are in effect, and some (including the biggest changes) will not go into effect until October of 2026.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Friday, April 25, 2025 @ 10:30am ET, Attorney Mike Blum from Foster, Swift, Collins and Smith will explain the amendments and provide tips on how to prepare to comply with the changes.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The webinar is free. To register, please use this link - <span style="font-family:"Gill Sans MT",sans-serif">
Registration: <a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7492&">
https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=7492&</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The session will be recorded and placed in the Library of Michigan Webinar Archives after the event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I hope you can join us!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Take care!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Clare<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Clare D. Membiela, MLS, J.D.<span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Law Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:MembielaC@michigan.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">MembielaC@michigan.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">517-335-8132<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">The research and resources above are for informational purposes only and not for the purpose of providing legal advice. You should contact your attorney to obtain advice with respect to any particular issue
or problem.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif;color:black">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available
knowledge</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPSMT",serif">.”</span>
<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT",serif">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Michigan’s <a href="https://www.michigan.gov/mde/resources/michigan-top-10-strategic-education-plan">
<span style="color:blue">Top 10 Strategic Education Plan</span></a> provides focused direction to drive educational achievement in support of all learners.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="197" height="38" style="width:2.052in;height:.3958in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.png@01DBA555.AEB1E960" alt="Michigan.gov/Vote logo
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<p class="MsoNormal">Get personalized voter information on early voting and other topics at
<a href="https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/"><span style="color:blue">Michigan.gov/Vote</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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