§ 408.961 Short title
§ 408.962 Definitions
§ 408.963 Paid medical leave to be provided by employer; accrual; use; carry over for benefit year; pay rate; “hours worked” and “paid leave” defined
§ 408.964 Paid medical leave; permissible uses; advance notice; incremental use; documentation; disclosure of details relating to domestic violence or sexual assault or family member’s medical condition; other
§ 408.965 Transfer of employee to separate division, entity, or location; retention of paid medical leave; unused paid medical leave
§ 408.967 Violation of act; actions by employee; enforcement by department; administrative fine
§ 408.968 Display of poster notice to employee; contents; availability
§ 408.970 Retention of records; open for inspection
§ 408.971 Scope and limitation of act
§ 408.972 Collective bargaining agreement
§ 408.974 Severability
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Terms Used In Michigan Laws > Chapter 408 > Act 338 of 2018 - Paid Medical Leave Act

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Benefit year: means any consecutive 12-month period used by an employer to calculate an eligible employee's benefits. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Department: means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Director: means the director of the department or the director's designee. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Domestic violence: means that term as defined in section 1 of 1978 PA 389, MCL 400. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Eligible employee: means an individual engaged in service to an employer in the business of the employer and from whom an employer is required to withhold for federal income tax purposes. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Employer: means any person, firm, business, educational institution, nonprofit agency, corporation, limited liability company, government entity, or other entity that employs 50 or more individuals. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Family member: includes all of the following:
  (i) A biological, adopted or foster child, stepchild or legal ward, or a child to whom the eligible employee stands in loco parentis. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Health care provider: means that term as defined in section 101 of the family and medical leave act, 29 USC 2611. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q
  • judgment: as used in this act , includes decree. See Michigan Laws 600.112
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Paid medical leave: means time off from work that is provided by an employer to an eligible employee that can be used for the purposes described in section 4(1). See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Sexual assault: means any act that violates section 520b, 520c, 520d, 520e, or 520g of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750. See Michigan Laws 408.962
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o