Michigan Employee Handbook

Jul 4, 2025

When your company hires employees in Michigan, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your Michigan Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

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Michigan Employee Handbook Policies

There are 5 state and local employee handbook policies in Michigan.

Privacy

Michigan Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employer can monitor its employees’ telephone conversations or transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, and internet access or usage by any electronic device or system — including but not limited to the use of computers, telephones, wires, radios, electromagnetic systems, photoelectronic systems, or photo-optical systems on any electronic devices or systems issued to the employee by the employer or on any electronic media accounts maintained by the Employer.

Michigan Social Media Privacy Policy

Employer is not permitted to request you to grant access to, allow observation of, or disclose information that allows access to or observation of your personal internet account. Employer is not restricted from viewing, accessing, or utilizing information about you that can be obtained without any required access information or that is available in the public domain.

Leaves of Absence

Michigan Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your manager, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.

Michigan Military Service Leave Policy

Employer provides you with temporary unpaid leave (provided advance notice is given) for periods of military service, induction into the military, or determining fitness for military service.

Michigan Paid Medical Leave Policy

Employees of Employer are entitled to earn one hour of paid medical leave for every 35 hours worked.

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Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for Michigan should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • At-Will Employment

Employee handbook requirements by state

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