Effective March 29, 2019, Michigan's Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA) requires covered employers to provide paid medical leave to eligible employees. Employees accrue one hour of paid medical leave for every 35 hours worked. Employees use of paid medical leave cannot exceed 40 hours per year. Under the PMLA, Staff Finders is allowing employees to accrue paid medical leave of no more than one hour per calendar week (as long as employee works minimum of 35 hours in week).Employees begin to accrue paid medical leave on March 29, 2019, or upon hire, whichever date is later. Employees do not accrue paid medical leave for hours taken off work for paid leave (including paid vacation days, paid personal days and paid time off). Employees are allowed to carry over unused, accrued paid medical time from year to year, up to a limit of 40 hours per year. Staff Finders employees will be required to wait 90 calendar days after beginning employment to start using accrued paid medical leave.Employees May Use Accrued Medical Leave Due to Any of the Following Reasons:An employee’s own mental or physical illness, injury or health condition (including the need for medical diagnosis), care or treatment and preventive medical care. A family member’s mental or physical illness, injury or health condition (including the family member’s need for medical diagnosis(, care or treatment and preventive care. Closure of the employee’s primary workplace by order of a public official due to a public health emergency or closure of an employee’s child’s school or place of care by order of a public official due to a public health emergency, or when it has been determined by health authorities that the employee’s (or the employee’s family member’s) presence in the community would jeopardize the health of the others due to a communicable disease. If the employee or an employee’s family member is a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault, to obtain medical care, psychological or other counseling for physical or psychological injury or disability, or to:Obtain services from a victim services organization. Relocate due to a domestic violence or sexual assault. Obtain legal services or participate in any civil or criminal proceeding related to or resulting from domestic violence or sexual assault. EMPLOYEE REQUIREMENTS - Staff Finders Employee Requirements to qualify for Paid Time Off (PTO) under the Paid Medical Leave Act (PMLA).Employee must provide Staff Finders written (E-Mail) notice prior to normal shift start time on day they wish to use PTO. Request for time off can be emailed to admin@stafffindersmich.com or to your main recruiter’s email address. Employee who requests PTO may use the accrued hours in no less than half- or full-day increments.Employee must provide authorized documentation to Staff Finders within three calendar days of requested day off.Failure to comply with listed above policies may disqualify employee from PTO under the PMLA. Staff Finders is required by law to maintain the confidentiality of health, domestic violence and sexual assault information about an employee or his or her family member and cannot disclose the information to others without the employee’s permission.Staff Finders is not required to include overtime pay, holiday pay, bonuses, commissions, supplemental pay, piece-rate pay or gratuities in the calculation of an employee’s normal hourly wage. If employee stops working or is terminated at an assignment assigned by Staff Finders and is re-hired to another assignment with Staff Finders at any time, any accrued hours under the PMLA are not retained. Employee will start back with zero accrued PTO hours when new assignment beginsI understand and will adhere to all the above-mentioned policies and procedures under the Paid Medical Leave Act. Failure to comply may result in disqualification of paid time-off (PTO) under the PMLA.