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<p class="MsoNormal">Are you the Director of a <b>public library with 10 or fewer employees</b>?<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Have you and your board finalized your plan/policies/procedures for implementing Paid Leave under the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA) (<a href="https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/paid-medical-leave-act">https://www.michigan.gov/leo/bureaus-agencies/ber/wage-and-hour/paid-medical-leave-act</a>)?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>If not, this webinar is for you!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Employers with 10 or fewer employees must implement paid sick leave as of October 1,2025</i></b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Mike Blum, a Labor and Employment Attorney with Foster, Swift, Collins, and Smith will discuss the requirements of ESTA and what it means for small libraries.<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Join Mike on September 5, @ 10:30 am EST for this FREE webinar from the Library of Michigan!<o:p></o:p></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Information and Registration can be found here: <br>
<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=9741&">https://libraryofmichigan.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/libraryofmichigan/event.jsp?event=9741&</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please join us!<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>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library of Michigan<o:p></o:p></p>
<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
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT;color:black">“the State may not, consistently with the spirit of the First Amendment, contract the spectrum of available knowledge</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT">.”</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt">
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-ItalicMT">Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479, 482 (1965).<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Do you know an outstanding Michigan educator?
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Nominate them for 2026-27 Michigan Teacher of the Year!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The MTOY Program is accepting nominations through September 24.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Nominate an educator using the
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9BjArjCenn1GB14"><b><span style="color:#467886">online form</span></b></a><b>.
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For more information visit </b><a href="http://www.michigan.gov/mtoy"><b><span style="color:#467886">www.Michigan.gov/mtoy</span></b></a><b>.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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