“I don’t think people realize quite how damaging it would be if these paid sick time requirements actually happen. I owned and managed a law office for much of my professional career. I cannot imagine having to navigate these requirements, and I’m a lawyer. It would be impossible to maintain a productive office if employees could just choose to not show up and be legally protected from facing the consequences of those decisions. These are the type of backward policies that we’re committed to ensuring never actually become law.”

“Something about the state garnishing paychecks if workers don’t check a box doesn’t pass the smell test, regardless of how well intentioned it might be,” said Wozniak, R-Shelby Township. “Anyone can walk into a bank right now and sign up for a 401(k) program – it isn’t hard. Forcing small business owners to facilitate deposits into IRA accounts that no one asked for, and which workers may not even be fully aware of, is deceitful and a clear government overstep.”