SB0948

Labor: fair employment practices; requirement for an employee to access or respond to work-related communications outside of usual work hours; prohibit. Creates new act.

Introduced·5/7/26
Introduced Text

Michigan SB0948 prohibits employers from requiring employees to access or respond to work-related communications outside their usual work hours.

Michigan SB0948, known as the "workplace employee boundaries act," aims to protect employees from being required to access or respond to work-related communications outside their usual work hours. Employers are prohibited from taking retaliatory actions against employees who exercise their rights under this act. Employees can establish specific hours of availability outside their usual work hours, during which they can be contacted. Employers must notify employees of their availability and cannot require communication outside these hours.

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Where it stands

Current
Labor Committee
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Committee decision

Sponsors

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Calendar

Jun 18

12:00 PM

Senate Labor

History

May 7

Senate

Introduced By Senator Erika Geiss

May 7

Senate

Referred To Committee On Labor