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On March 13, 2008, the Governor signed into law Public Act 33 of 2008, known as the Michigan Planning Enabling Act (the “Act”). The Act, which takes effect on September 1, 2008, repeals the Municipal Planning Act, the Township Planning Act and the County Planning Act, and replaces them with a single planning enabling act that applies to all municipalities.
The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) covers all public agencies (State and local government employers) and all private sector employers with at least 50 employees. The FMLA generally entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 work weeks of job-protected leave during a 12-month period for any one or more of the following reasons: When the employee is unable to work because of a “serious health condition;” to care for the employee’s spouse, child or parent who is incapacitated due to a “serious health condition;” for the birth and care of the employee’s newborn child; or for the foster care or adoption placement of a child with the employee.
The new Michigan Business Tax ("MBT"), which replaced the Michigan Single Business Tax ("SBT") effective January 1, 2008, provides new planning opportunities and pitfalls for Michigan businesses. Whether the MBT will result in a higher or lower tax burden for your business can only be determined by a calculation specific to your business.